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Primary School Debating

Created by Aimee Tang 2009

DEBATING - Second Speaker Guide


Topic
Position

Affirmative/Negative

Team-line
Greeting and Introduction
Good ___________ chairperson, opposition and audience.
The topic for today's debate is that .
We, the __________________ team, believe that this statement is true/false.

Rebuttal against the first speaker of the opposition


Their first point (what did they say?):

The _____ speaker of the _________ team has tried to tell you...

Why do you disagree with this point?

(and)

Why is this argument wrong?

(and)

Why is this argument wrong?

This is wrong because...

Their second point (what did they say?):

He/she also tried to tell you....

Why do you disagree with this point?

This is wrong because...

Primary School Debating

Created by Aimee Tang 2009

Rebuttal against the second speaker of the opposition


Their first point (what did they say?):

The second speaker of the _________ team has tried to tell you...

Why do you disagree with this point?

(and)

Why is this argument wrong?

(and)

Why is this argument wrong?

This is wrong because...

Their second point (what did they say?):

He/she also tried to tell you....

Why do you disagree with this point?

This is wrong because...

Rebuttal against the third speaker of the opposition


Their first point (what did they say?):

The third speaker of the _________ team has tried to tell you...

Why do you disagree with this point?

(and)

Why is this argument wrong?

(and)

Why is this argument wrong?

This is wrong because...

Their second point (what did they say?):

He/she also tried to tell you....

Why do you disagree with this point?

This is wrong because...

Primary School Debating

Created by Aimee Tang 2009

Summarise your team's points


a) Summary of your First Speaker
State their first argument:

My first speaker spoke to you about...


What research and examples backed up their argument?

State their second argument:

He/she also spoke to you about...


What research and examples backed up their argument?

State their third argument:

The final point that he/she spoke to you about was...


What research and examples backed up their argument?

b) Summary of your Second Speaker


State their first argument:

My second speaker spoke to you about...


What research and examples backed up their argument?

State their second argument:

He/she also spoke to you about...


What research and examples backed up their argument?

State their third argument:

The final point that he/she spoke to you about was...


What research and examples backed up their argument?

Closing statement
Chairman, opposition and members of the audience, in conclusion, our team is strongly convinced
that...

Primary School Debating

Created by Aimee Tang 2009

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