Friday, December 2, 2016

Week of 12/5 - 12/9

Prepare your opening presentations for Gun Control debate on Friday 12/9.

 Use the Toulmin Method of Claim, Evidence, Warrant, and Reservation.

Analogies

Facts from library books

Personal experience

Thoughts

Opinions

Common sense


Quotes from Brainy Quotes etc 

Anticipate your opponents points

Be Prepared to "flow" your opponents arguments 







Sunday, November 20, 2016

Week of 11/28 - 12/2

Continue Gun Control research with library books.

Friday, November 11, 2016

Week of 11/14 - 11/18

Continue Gun Control research with library books as needed.


Friday, November 4, 2016

Week of 11/7 - 11/11

1- Continue research with library books on gun control.

2- Use internal sources as well for arguments for and against gun control

Internal sources include

Personal experience

Thoughts

Opinions

Common sense

Thursday, October 27, 2016

Week of 10/31 - 11/4

1- Search Brainy Quote and come up with two quotes one for and one against gun control. Bring to class, but don't show the others.

2 - Rebuttals

God and Cosmology

Get a feel for how rebuttals are handled by professional debaters by listening to the Craig/Carroll debate. This will take you about 20 minutes to listen to the first rebuttals each one gives. Craig starts around 48:35 to about 1:01. Carroll's first rebuttal runs from 1:01 to 1:11.




Friday, October 21, 2016

Week of 10/24 - 10/28

Watch these short videos to add points to your pro and con arguments for gun control.

Anti Gun Control Video with info on Australia

Anti Gun Control Video #2 - similar to the above video but with more examples from the U.S.

Pro Gun Control Video 




Friday, October 14, 2016

Week of 10/17 - 10/21

Follow this link to the God and Cosmology debate by William Lane Craig and Sean Carroll. Pretend you're present at the debate and need to "flow the argument" in real time as Craig and Carroll present their ideas. Don't stop and rewind sections to take better notes. In a real debate you wouldn't have such an option.
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Nyah and Anthony, "flow the argument" for Craig's opening statements which runs between 8:09 and 28:00.

Aziel and Cayden, "flow the argument" for Carroll. His is found between 28:09 and 48:34


Memorize this quote: Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. - Martin Luther King Jr.