| Description |
355 pages ; 20 cm |
| Contents |
Why debate? -- Modern debating -- What is proof? -- The reasoning process -- Evidence -- Finding material -- Taking notes -- Analyzing the proposition -- Choosing the main points -- Proving the main points -- The working outline -- The speech introduction -- The body of the speech -- The speech conclusion -- Refuting arguments -- Methods of attack -- Minor point rebuttal -- Preparing for rebuttal -- Analysis for rebuttal -- The rebuttal speeches -- Delivery -- Adapting the argument -- Effective debating -- Logical forms -- The brief -- Analysis of the proposition -- Speech development -- Rules in debate |
| Summary |
Presents in non-technical language those elements of debate, theory and technique which have practical value for the beginner in the field |
| Notes |
Bibliographical footnotes |
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First published in 1934 under title: Contest debating |
| Bibliography |
Bibliographical footnotes |
| Subject |
Debates and debating.
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| Author |
Rousse, Thomas A. (Thomas Andrew)
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Whan, Forest Livings
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| LC no. |
63017604 |
| ISBN |
0824200195 |
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