JOHNSON, STEVEN
The format of debating used at the World Universities Debating Championships (also known as British Parliamentary or Worlds-style debating) is the international standard for academic debating. u003cpu003e Ganar Debates is both an introduction to the format and an advanced consideration of strategies and tactics proven to be effective techniques for successful debating. The text combines a review of the basics of argument theory with an application of those theories to the four-team style of debate. Also addressed are the special strategic and tactical considerations for debates in the Worlds style. u003cpu003e Chapters include: u003cpu003e 1.On Winningu003cpu003e 2.Arguments & Argumentationu003cpu003e 3.Stasis and Structureu003cpu003e 4.Basic Strategy and Tacticsu003cpu003e 5.The Speakers and their Speechesu003cpu003e 6.Decision Making and Strategyu003cpu003e 7.Paradoxes of Debateu003cpu003e 8.Advanced Tacticsu003cpu003e 9.Adjudicating Debates