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Debate Central

http://debate.uvm.edu/policyvideo.html

Provider: University of Vermont


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Debate Central is collection of videos from the University of Vermont that thoroughly cover the topic and techniques of debate. While most of the resources are in video format, there are tipsheets and drills that will help a beginner with speaking and debating techniques. In addition to debate instruction videos, there are also sample debates organized into novice, intermediate, and advanced categories.A few of the instruction topics covered in this video collection include:

  • Debate and activism
  • Research
  • Cross examination
  • Philosophers and debate (Foucault)
  • Use of irony in debate
  • Poetry and debate