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EnglishDebate

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AdviceonDebatingwithOthers

AvoidtheuseofNever.

AvoidtheuseofAlways.

Refrainfromsayingyouarewrong.

Youcansayyourideaismistaken.

Don'tdisagreewithobvioustruths.

Attacktheideanottheperson.

Usemanyratherthanmost.

Avoidexaggeration.

Usesomeratherthanmany.

Theuseofoftenallowsforexceptions.

Theuseofgenerallyallowsforexceptions.

Quotesourcesandnumbers.

Ifitisjustanopinion,admitit.

Donotpresentopinionasfacts.

Smilewhendisagreeing.

Stressthepositive.

Youdonotneedtowineverybattletowinthewar.

Concedeminorortrivialpoints.

Avoidbickering,quarreling,andwrangling.

Watchyourtoneofvoice.

Don'twinadebateandloseafriend.

Keepyourperspective-You'rejustdebating.

YouneedtobeverypolitewhendisagreeingwithsomeoneinEnglish,evensomeoneyouknowquitewell.

Withsomeoneyouknowverywell,youcandisagreemoredirectly.

ArgumentAgreementandDisagreement

A.HowtoAgreeStronglywithanOpinion.

1.Icouldn'tagreemore!

2.That'sabsolutelytrue!

3.Absolutely!

4.Iagreewithyourpoint.

5.I'dgoalongwithyouthere.

6.I'mwithyouonthat.

7.That'sjustwhatIwasthinking.

8.That'sexactlywhatIthink.

9.That'sagoodpoint.

10.That'sjusthowIseeit.

11.That'sexactlymyopinion.

B.HowtoHalfAgreewithanOpinion.

1.Yes,perhaps,however...

2.Well,yes,but...

3.Yes,inaway,however...

4.Hmm,possibly,but...

5.Yes,Iagreeuptoapoint,however...

6.Well,youhaveapointthere,but...

7.There'ssomethingthere,Isuppose,however.

8.Iguessyoucouldberight,but...

9.Yes,Isupposeso,however...

10.That'sworththinkingabout,but...

C.HowtoDisagreePolitelywithanOpinion.

1.Iamnotsosure.

2.Doyouthinkso?

3.Well,itdepends.

4.I'mnotsocertain.

5.Well,Idon'tknow.

6.Well,I'mnotsosureaboutthat.

7.Hmm,I'mnotsureyou'reright.

8.I'minclinedtodisagreewiththat.

9.No,Idon'tthinkso.

D.HowtoDisagreeStronglywithanOpinion.

1.Idisagree.

2.Idisagreewithyouridea.

3.I'mafraidIdon'tagree.

4.I'mafraidyourideaiswrong.

5.Ican'tagreewithyou.

6.Icouldn'tacceptthatforaminute.

7.Youcan'tactuallymeanthat.

8.Iwouldn'tgoalongwithyouthere.

9.Youcan'tbeseriousaboutthat.

10.Youmustbejoking.

11.It'spossibleyouaremistakenaboutthat.

YouneedtobeverypolitewhendisagreeingwithsomeoneinEnglish,evensomeoneyouknowquitewell.

Withsomeoneyouknowverywell,youcandisagreemoredirectly.

SomeDebateSeriesArgumentSuggestions.

Beingpoorisnotverymuchfun.

Beingrichallowsyoutodowhatyouwant.

Ifyouarerich,manypeoplewantyouforafriend.

Itiseasiertomarrywellifyouarewealthy.

Beingwealthyallowsyoutoenjoylifetothefullest.

Themanwhohasthemoneymakestherules.

ArgumentsAgainst:

Toomuchwealthleadstodisaster.Murderorkidnappingmightoccurwhenbigmoneyisinvolved.

Thereisamarkedreluctanceamongpeopletoworklonghoursformoney.

Manypeopledesiretohavearichandinterestinglifeisthwartedbytheirquestformoney.

Moneycorrupts.Themoremoneyyouhave,themoreyouwant.

Successandwealthoftenearnyouenvyandevenhostility,whichruinsgoodhumanrelationships.

Someyoungpeoplerejectmaterialisticvalues.Theyaremotivatedbytheirinterestinwork.

Somepeoplethinkitisvulgartobealwaysaftermoney.Theygiveawaytheirmoneytolessfortunatepeople.

Somedevotedteachersconsiderteachinganoblecareerandarenotdemoralizedbytheirlowsalaries.

Thereisnowareturnofinterestinthehumanities,whicharousepeople'sacademicinterest.

Moneyisobviouslynotthesoleinteresttothesepeople.

Thereexistmanyvolunteerorganizations,suchasneighborhoodcommunitiesinChina,peopleinvolvedinworkwithoutareward.

Whatscientistsandengineerswantisoftenbetterconditionsorworkratherthanmoremoney.

Theloveofmoneyistherootofallevil.

SomeChineseofficialsarecorruptedbytheloveofmoneyandthepoweritbrings.

Wealthoftenbringsouttheworstinpeople.

Wealthypeoplearenotalwaysthehappiest.

Whenyouarerichitishardtotellwhoisyourrealfriend.

Manypeopletrytokidnapandstealfromthewealthy.

Youmustspendalotoftimetoprotectyourwealth.

Thewealthyspendtoomuchtimetryingtogetwealthier.

Withmuchwealthsimplethingslosetheirpleasure.

Thepursuitofmoneycausessometoneglecttheirchildren.

WomenShouldbeTreatedtheSameasMen--Debate6

ArgumentsinFavor:

Prejudiceagainstwomenviolatesthefundamentalprinciplethatallpeoplearecreatedequal.

Womenshouldnotbetreateddifferentlyfrommen.

Accordingtostatistics,thereisnodifferencebetweenthestandardsandqualityofworkdonebymenandwomenwhodothesamework.

Thisisanunfairworld:inmostofthetoppositionsinsociety,menoccupycompanydirectors,judges,Universityprofessors,etc.

Thisisamaledominatedworld.

Overcenturiesmenhavebeentrainedandeducatingwomentoconsiderthemselvesinferiorandtoaccepttheirsuperiorposition.

Asaresult,notonlymenareprejudicedagainstwomen,butalsosomewomenarealsoprejudicedagainstthemselves.

Becausetheybelievetheyareinferiorandonlyfitforhouseholdchores.

Womenshouldnolongerbeconsideredtheinferiorsex.Theyshouldstandsidebysidewithmenanddefinetheirroleinsociety.

Arolewheretheycanchoosetoworkoutsideorstayathomeandinwhichtheywillhavemoretimetodeveloptheirowninterests.

Itisashameinthemodernworldtoconfinewomentothehomeandblocktheirwaytothefullexploitationoftheircapacityandpotential.

Womenshouldbegivenanequalchanceofeducationtocompetewithmenonanequalfooting.

Menshouldtakeanequalshareinhouseworktoliberatewomenfromthekitchen.

Itisunreasonableforauthoritiestorefusetopromoteablewomentoimportantpostsjustbecausetheyhavechildrentobringup.

ChairmanMaosaid,"Womenholduphalfofthesky."Itistimetogivethemhalfoftherewards.

Thereisnojobdonebyamanthatcannotbedoneaswellbywomen.

Discriminationagainstwomenviolatesthelaw.

Behindeverysuccessfulmanaresomewomenwhomadeitpossibleforhimtobesuccessful.

Thewifeofapowerfulbusinessmanorpoliticianisnolessresponsibleforthesuccessthantheman.

ArgumentsAgainst:

Sincewealladmitthatwomenbelongtoadifferentsex,weshouldn'tcomplainaboutthedifferenttreatmentofwomen.

Mosthousewivesarecontenttobehousewives.Theydon'tfeelthathousekeepingissomethingimposeduponthembymen.

Womenarebynaturegoodathousekeeping.

Thebiologicalfunctionofawomanisfirsttobringchildrenintotheworldandthentobringthemup.

Womenshouldn'tattributetheexploitationoftheirbiologicaladvantagetomen'sdiscriminationagainstthem.

Thedifferent(womenusetheword"unequal")treatmenttowomenisthedivisionoflaborbothathomeandsociety.

Ifstayingathometakingcareofhouseholdchoresisasortofdiscriminationagainstwomen.

Whydowomenagreetoworkoutsidewhiletheirhusbandsdothehouseworkathome?

Actuallywomentodayalreadyhaveasmuchfreedomastheycouldpossiblewant.

Theyenjoytherighttovote:theycangototheuniversity:theycancompetewithmeninanyprofessionalfieldonequalterms.

Itisgroundlessandunreasonabletoraisetheissueofunequaltreatmentofwomeninsociallife.

Womenareborntobeattentiveandtender.Theirtalentslieinbeingmothersthaninotherdirections.

Ithasbeenprovedthatwomenarenotgoodatbusinessmanagement,politicaladministration,etc.

Thatiswhywomendon'tholdmanyimportantpostsinsocialandeconomiclife.

Mostwomenarefamily-orientedbynature.

Nottoputthemintoimportantpositionsisjusttoshowconsiderationfortheirnaturalinclination.

Womenshouldnotattributetheirinferiorsocialstatustounequaltreatmentbymen.

Theyhavetolookattheirownincompetenceandinabilityforananswer.

Thefactthatwomenhavereceivedtoomuchspecialtreatmentinsocietyatmen'sexpense.

Womenshouldrealizethatmenareinanunfavorablepositionandarediscriminatedagainst.

Womenshouldn'tcomplainabouttheirso-called"doubleburden"(workandhouseholdchores).

Menhavealwaysaskedthemtotakeonlyoneresponsibility,i.e.takingcareofthefamily.

Itiswomenwhochoosetotakebothpaths.

Womenarealltooeagertotakespecialtreatmentwhenitfavorsthem.Theyneedn'tserveincombatinwars.

Theyplaygolfwithshorterdistancesthanmen.Theyretireatanearlieragethanmen