REBUTTAL OF Each ARgUMENTS

1. Expands our knowledge, especially about current events.

Rebuttal: Debates focus on certain topics alone. So instead of reading and researching different types of issues, when we debate we only concentrate on a certain issue alone. Thus, debates do not expand our knowledge, instead it hinders us from taking in other issues that for us are insignificant to the motion.

2. Improves communication skills.

Rebuttal: We only argue when we debate and arguing is not the only way to communicate. Per se, when we debate we only talk of scrutinizing our opponents proposal compared to us. One of the purpose of communicating is to be able to create a relationship or connection to an individual, but when we debate we are encourage to weaken that relationship and strengthen our proposal instead. In debate we counterattack and create a gap between our opponents.

3. Improves our critical thinking abilities.

Rebuttal: When we are faced with a question and we need to give the answer to the question right away we be apt to making answers that are sometimes irrelevant to the question. During debate, speakers are always faced with a problem like this, they need to answer the point given to them as soon as it was given to them. They may have the tendency to experience “word vomit” or they spill words or ideas that are out of context just to be able to show off to their opponents that they can answer the point. But that is not critical thinking, critical thinking happens when a person come up with an answer by giving time thinking about it.

4. Creates a better judgment.

Rebuttal: “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” as the cliché goes. That is what really happens when we debate. The speakers are not only judge as to how they speak but by their manner when they present their work as well. There is a possibility, that a person who may not know of the topic that much but presented his speech confidently compared to his opponent who is prepared and knows the topic more but presented his work hesitantly, the previous will gain much attention compared to the latter. Meaning part of the judgment is irrational, since it was based not on facts presents but how it was presented.

5. Builds up self confidence.

Rebuttal: When we debate, it is not our self confidence that we are feeding, instead we are feeding our insecurities. Why? Perhaps the very reason is we tend to look for a problem with what our opponent said. We try to think of ways to destroy their proposal and ideas since we are to promote our side for us to come out as victorious. When we look of possibilities to overthrow their strong points, it only shows that we are insecure of their ideas which we think could destroy our side.

6. Develop our ability in convincing other people.

Rebuttal: When we convince other people to believe us we need to show tell them the truth, meaning we are to tell them the advantage and disadvantage of what we have presented to them. We don’t influence by creating lies just to persuade the person. And we do encounter some lies when we debate.

7. Enrich our skills in comparing arguments and method in presenting them.

Rebuttal: Time is the worst enemy during debates. Because there are times when the time is not enough to give all the arguments. When this occurs, the flow is ruined. And the method in presenting them is affected. We spill out the arguments that we think we should be giving without taking into consideration the method which was ruin previously. We don’t usually think of the method during we debate, we think of number of ideas and arguments which we have presented.

TESTER FOR YOURSELF

The pictures attached are used to test the level of stress a person can handle.

The slower the pictures move, the better your ability of handling stress.

Alleged criminals that were tested see them spinning around madly; however, senior
citizens and kids see them standing still.

None of these images are animated - they are perfectly still !!!!!!!!! .

The pictures attached are used to test the level of stress a person can handle.
Look at them carefully for a while and find out about your "stress level."

SEVEN reasons why people should debate

1. Develop our ability in convincing other people

When we debate, we practice our convincing skills since we tend to promote our side to the audience. Debate can help us develop strategies to make our arguments as true and reliable as well as convincing enough for the audience to listen to us and believe us as well.

2. Creates a better judgment.

When we debate, we tend to look at the two faces of the coin. What do I mean by this? We don’t only see the other side of the story but the other side as well. We can create better judgment when we hear the different reasons or arguments presented to us. We not only see the good side of the topic but the bad side as well, with this we are able to choose which side we are going to believe in.

3. Improves our critical thinking abilities

A person, during the debate, is always ready to face certain questions thrown to him during his speech and he should be ready to take the questions and must not lose his composure. How can he do this? He can readily receive questions thrown to him when he is can think of an answer right away. With this, he develops his critical thinking abilities by being able to reason out at that instant.

4. Improves communication skills.

The debate is compose of almost 95% of talking; we define the motion, we set and discuss arguments, we criticize and rebut arguments and we ask clarification when we give points. We improve communication skills when we debate because we are to defend our side by talking; because we are to clearly expose our thoughts through our words. With this we practice our communication skills: the way we ask questions, give answers, and give our speech.

5. Enrich our skills in comparing arguments and method in presenting them.

Method is judged when we debate. When we talk of method, we are trying to tell of the way in which the speaker presented the arguments to the audience. When we debate, we are creating strategies to make our team win. One of the strategies we can do is to classify our statements according to the level of strength. We try to present those ideas which we think are the strongest from the list for our side to be stronger that the opponent.

6. Builds up self confidence
When we debate, we can build up self confidence. We need to prompt our audience to believe what we are telling them and we can’t do this when we are not sure of what we are talking about. We need to boost our self-confidence as we stand up to tackle our arguments to show our audience that we are sure of what we are telling them. We also need to be tough enough to show to our opponents that we are not afraid of them and to strongly face the arguments and rebuttals thrown to us.




7. Expands our knowledge, especially about current events.

When we debate, we research on certain topics to be discussed during the debate, this will make us up to date on certain issues because most of the topics on debate tackles current issues. It also a means of implanting new knowledge and ideas about different topics which we seldom think of. It makes us understand issues because when we debate, we dig anything which is connected with the topic for us to see the real story behind the issue. Thus we are able to gather new knowledge form our research because Matter is one of the criteria.