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Debating Skills #2
The Most Powerful Skill: Listening
Part 1: Why listening is important
Listening to your opponent, understanding the argument from their perspective, and identifying weaknesses in their argument, is key to forming your own strong argument. In debate, it’s up to the debaters to make sure the quality of the argument is kept high and arguments are at their best on both sides.
Vocabulary:
(something) is in (one’s) best interest: (phrase) (something) is beneficial for oneself
case: (n.) someone’s arguments and evidence they present
Part2: Video
Vocabulary:
rightfully so: (phrase) emphasizes that the speaker agrees with the action mentioned beforehand / holster: (n.) a case for carrying a firearm worn around the body / Alex Pretti: a 37-year old man who was killed during an anti-ICE protest, when he was trying to help a woman being pushed by an officer; police claims the killing was done in self-defense since they spotted a gun in his holster / LEO: law enforcement officer (usually police officer) / lethal force: (phrase) harmful methods capable of killing / Democrat: one of the two major parties in the US, usually associated with left-leaning politics
Part 3: Exercise
Let’s practice active listening. The teacher will read out a supporting argument for some statements. Your job is to listen to each one carefully and find at least one point that’s too vague, unsupported, or a contradiction, which you can then challenge.
