English-Debate英文辩论赛技巧

1、English Debate The content on this page is from the Internet. Advice on Debating with Others 1. Avoid the use of Never. 2. Avoid the use of Always. 3. Refrain from saying you are wrong. 4. You can say your idea is mistaken. 5. Don't disagree with obvious truths. 6. Attack the idea not the person

2、. 7. Use many rather than most. 8. Avoid exaggeration. 9. Use some rather than many. 10. The use of often allows for exceptions. 11. The use of generally allows for exceptions. 12. Quote sources and numbers. 13. If it is just an opinion, admit it. 14. Do not present opinion as facts. 15. Smile when

3、disagreeing. 16. Stress the positive. 17. You do not need to win every battle to win the war. 18. Concede minor or trivial points. 19. Avoid bickering, quarreling, and wrangling. 20. Watch your tone of voice. 21. Don't win a debate and lose a friend. 22. Keep your perspective - You're just d

4、ebating. You need to be very polite when disagreeing with someone in English, even someone you know quite well. With someone you know very well, you can disagree more directly. Argument Agreement and Disagreement A. How to Agree Strongly with an Opinion. 1. I couldn't agree more! 2. That's a

5、bsolutely true! 3 .Absolutely! 4. I agree with your point. 5. I'd go along with you there. 6. I'm with you on that. 7. That's just what I was thinking. 8. That's exactly what I think. 9. That's a good point. 10. That's just how I see it. 11. That's exactly my opinion. B.

6、How to Half Agree with an Opinion. 1. Yes, perhaps, however . 2. Well, yes, but . 3. Yes, in a way, however . 4. Hmm, possibly, but . 5. Yes, I agree up to a point, however . 6. Well, you have a point there, but . 7. There's something there, I suppose, however. 8. I guess you could be right, but

7、 . 9. Yes, I suppose so, however . 10. That's worth thinking about, but . C. How to Disagree Politely with an Opinion. 1. I am not so sure. 2. Do you think so? 3. Well, it depends. 4. I'm not so certain. 5. Well, I don't know. 6. Well, I'm not so sure about that. 7. Hmm, I'm not

8、sure you're right. 8. I'm inclined to disagree with that. 9. No, I don't think so. D. How to Disagree Strongly with an Opinion. 1. I disagree. 2. I disagree with your idea. 3. I'm afraid I don't agree. 4. I'm afraid your idea is wrong. 5. I can't agree with you. 6. I coul

9、dn't accept that for a minute. 7. You can't actually mean that. 8. I wouldn't go along with you there. 9. You can't be serious about that. 10. You must be joking. 11. It's possible you are mistaken about that. You need to be very polite when disagreeing with someone in English, e

10、ven someone you know quite well. With someone you know very well, you can disagree more directly. Some Debate Series Argument Suggestions. 1. Television Plays a Positive Role in Society. 2. Students should have a Part-time Job. 3. The Younger Generation Knows Best. 4. Smoking Should Prohibited. 5. M

11、oney is the Most Important Thing in Life. 6. Women Should be Treated the Same as Men. 7. It is a Good Thing to Live in a Modern City. 8. Housing Reform has become necessary. 9. Cars do more Harm than Good. 10. Fashion Contributes to Society. 1. Television Plays a Positive Role in Society. Arguments

12、in Favor: 1. Television is now playing a very important role in our lives. 2. Television is not only a convenient source of entertainment, but also a comparative cheap one. 3. Television keeps you informed about current events. It allows you to follow the latest developments in science and politics.

13、 It offers an endless series of programs that are both instructive and entertaining. 4. Many television programs introduce people to things they never thought of before and have never heard of before. 5. Television series have done a great job in popularizing many literary masterpieces. 6. Televisio

14、n has been good company to those who do not work, like housewives, lonely old people, etc. 7. With television people are still free to enjoy other "civilized pleasures", or even more. 8. There are a considerable variety of programs on television. The viewer is always free to choose whateve

15、r he wants to see. 9. Television provides enormous possibilities for education, like school programs via closed-circuit television. 10. Television provides special broadcasts for those in a TV University, or Open University. It also offers specialized subjects like language teaching, sewing, cooking

16、, painting, cosmetics, etc. 11. Television does the job of education in the broadest sense. Instructive programs achieve their goal through entertaining the viewers. 12. Television provides an outlet for creative talents. 13. People all around the world are no longer distant and isolated from each o

17、ther. It brings most distant countries and the strangest customs right into your living room. 14. Compared with radio, everything on television is more lifelike, vivid, and real. 15. Television may be a vital factor in holding a family together. Especially where there are economic problems that caus

18、e the husband and wife to be at a breaking point. 16. Television keeps people informed about the government and its programs. 17. Television keeps people informed of the news and weather. 18. Television keeps people informed of disasters like floods, winds, etc. 19. In the case of serious problems t

19、elevision tells people what to do. 20. People can be taught about safety through television. 21. People can be informed about special sales at stores. Arguments Against: 1. Television is a great time waster. 2. People who don't watch television are happier than those who watch it. Television goe

20、s with the kind of life that leaves the viewer nothing to spare, nothing left. 3. Television makes the viewer completely passive because everything is presented to them without any effort on their part. 4. The very danger of watching television lies in the fact that the viewer takes no initiative. T

21、hey make no choice and exercise no judgment. 5. Television passes on to children the corrupting values of a corrupt society. 6. Television is to blame for the fact that children take longer to learn to read today and barely see the point at all of getting that skill. 7. Television takes up too much

22、of our time. We no longer have enough time for hobbies, entertaining activities. Other outside amusements like theaters, movies, sports, etc get ignored. 8. Unfortunately all of our free time is now regulated by television. 9. People rush home, gulp their food, which is often as simple as a sandwich

23、 and a beer, and then start watching the television. 10. The monster, i.e. television, demands absolute silence and attention. No one dares open his or her mouth during a television program 11. People have grown addicted to television, often neglecting the necessary and more important things like me

24、als, sleep, and even work. 12. Many parents use television as a pacifier for their children. They put their children in front of the TV set. They don't care whether it exposes children to rubbish, and stupid commercials. They see spectacles of violence or sex as long as the children are quiet. 1

25、3. Many of the television programs are bad. They do not keep pace with the high demand of viewers and do not maintain high quality standards. 14. The wide coverage of television programs has reduced society to the conditions in illiterate communities. We are utterly dependent on the most primitive m

26、edia of communication, pictures and spoken words. 15. What the viewer receives from television is nothing but secondhand experience. TV completely cuts the viewer off from the real world. 16. The more the viewer watches television, the lazier they become. The TV glues them to the set instead of allo

27、wing them to go out. 17. Television prevents people from communicating with each other. It has done much harm to the relationship between family members. 18. People no longer see the need to read books when they can just watch it on television. 19. Families sit and watch television at dinner instead

28、 of talking with each other. Students Should have a Part-time Job - Debate 2 Arguments in Favor: 1. It is good for students to have part-time jobs because this helps cultivate independence among young people. 2. Part-time jobs in business can foster a sense of competition, which is important for stu

29、dents in the future. 3. After-school work enhances a young person's social development. 4. Being able to earn their own money gives students a feeling that they've become adults and, therefore, makes them feel more mature. 5. Part-time jobs make students more confident in themselves. Through

30、 the work they can realize their own value and prove that they are capable people. 6. Part-time jobs experience gives students an insight into what work is about and prepares them psychologically for their future jobs. 7. After-school work teaches students how hard it is to earn money and helps deve

31、lop thriftiness in our younger generation. 8. Part-time jobs can help students apply their knowledge in practice. And, in return, their experience will make them know better what they have learned in classes and books. 9. Part-time jobs give students a feeling of achievement through contributing to

32、the national construction and economy. 10. Part-time jobs can make the students' lives more colorful and is good for their personal development. 11. Students who have part-time jobs can relieve, to some extent, the economic burdens of their parents. 12. With the money earned, students can buy ma

33、ny books they like. 13. Because they earn money, students can pay for their education and thus will value their education even more. 14. Part time work helps the economy by providing additional inexpensive labor. 15. Part time labor helps the employer by providing labor at peak workloads without the

34、 costs of the labor when the workload goes down. 16. Students, part-time jobs contribute a lot, in one way or another, to our socialist construction. Arguments Against: 1. It's not good for students to do part-time jobs because they will become money-oriented. 2. Many students who have part-time

35、 jobs have shown a decline in their studies. 3. Part-time jobs do not help develop a sense of thriftiness among young people. Because many students spend the money on high-priced items, luxuries that their parents can hardly afford. 4. Part-time jobs often distract the students' attention away f

36、rom their studies, and some students even play truant. 5. The main task of students is to study hard and learn what is needed for the development of our nation. Social experience can be gained later after they finish their studies. 6. Students are in their formative years. Part-time jobs may expose

37、them to social ills at an age when they cannot differentiate the good from the bad. 7. Some students become juvenile delinquents because they come under the influence of bad people through part-time jobs. 8. Students who have part-time jobs may relieve their parents' economic burdens. But their

38、early contact with society adds greatly to the worries of their parents. 9. Though some after-school work can help students to practice what they learn in classes, many jobs require nothing of the students' knowledge. 10. Some students have become dropouts because through part-time jobs they'

39、;ve found that the more education you have, the less money you make. 11. After the chaotic 10-year-long Cultural Revolution, China now has a shortage of 60 million engineers. The problem of dropouts only makes the situation worse. 12. Because of the low cost of part time workers, employers are tempt

40、ed to employ only part time and not employ full time workers. 13. Part time workers are not given vacations, sick pay, and health care. 14. Most part time jobs are very menial and do not lead to meaningful full time jobs. The Younger Generation Knows Best - Debate 3 Arguments in Favor: 1. The young

41、people are better educated and more broad-minded. 2. Young people enjoy many more things than the old: they have money to spend; they grow up more quickly; they enjoy more freedom. 3. The young people do not blindly accept the ideals of their elders. 4. The old people assume they know best, but it i

42、s only a matter of experience. 5. The young people question the values and assumptions of the older generation and they are right. 6. The young people enjoy more freedom and have a stronger sense of responsibility. 7. The young people reject conformity in dress. They reject drab gray suits and convi

43、ct haircuts. 8. The old people settle differences by conventional politics and violence. 9. The old people are unhappy and guilt-ridden in their personal lives. 10. The old people do not have noble ambitions and only strive for material possessions. 11. The old people are unable to keep away from th

44、e rat race, in which they have lost touch with the most important things in life. 12. The old people can learn from the young. Young people are more devoted to their friends. 13. The young people know how to enjoy work and leisure and not to be inhibited. 14. The young people live in the present rat

45、her than in the past or future. 15. The young people have the energy to accomplish things. 16. The young people want change and it is important to change in order to make the world a better place. 17. The young people have many new ideas and are often held back by the old who cannot think of new thi

46、ngs as possibly good ideas. Arguments Against: 1. The young do not assume their responsibility; they evade it. 2. The young have too much money and are spoiled. 3. The young are not interested in important questions. 4. The young are only interested in themselves. 5. The young are concerned only wit

47、h making money and getting ahead. 6. The young seek material possessions like clothing, cars, etc. They do not wish to work for them. 7. The young should feel grateful to the older generation, who have created a good life for them. 8. The older generations caused the peace and freedom that the young

48、 enjoy today. 9. The old provide the young with a good education and money to spend 10. The older generation fought two world wars. They faced real problems, but the young have an easier life. 11. The young are shallow and cling to passing fashions: trendy clothes, pop music, etc. 12. The way many y

49、oung people dress is in very bad taste. They grow long hair, and they are dirty, scruffy, and lazy. 13. Young people have too much freedom and have no sense of morality. 14. The older generation is too kind and soft with the young. We need a tougher policy and it might work wonders. 15. The young ar

50、e unadventurous and lack noble ideals. 16. Young people's outlook on the world is very bleak and they are skeptical of everything. 17. Young people are unstable. The young are cocksure but know little Smoking Should Prohibited - Debate 4 Arguments in Favor: 1. Smoking should be prohibited. The W

51、orld Health Organization points out that diseases linked to smoking kill at least three million people each year, one every six seconds. 2. Scientific research has shown that the risk of developing lung cancer increases with smoking. The number of cigarettes smoked per day and the duration of the sm

52、oking habit increase your chances. It diminishes with the cessation of smoking. 3. Smoking is not only harmful to the smoker but also results in the deaths of non-smokers. Statistics show that passive smoking is causing 3000 to 5000 lung cancer deaths a year among American non-smokers. 4. Smoking no

53、t only leads to lung cancer, but also many other diseases. This includes heart attacks, sore throats, headaches, chronic bronchitis, pulmonary emphysema, etc. 5. An American scientist estimated that smokers who average a package a day for 20 years would lose about eight years of their lives. 6. Smok

54、ing makes the indoor environment far more polluted than the outdoor environment. 7. Pregnant women who smoke run the risk of having deformed babies. When the mother smokes so does the baby. 8. Smoking is an expensive habit, for a smoker who consumes a package a day will spend much money every month.

55、 9. Smoking has a bad impact on the psyche of the smokers. On the one hand, smokers realize the bad effects of smoking and are persuaded from time to time to stop. On the other hand, many of them can hardly resist the temptation to smoke. Thus, they often lose confidence in themselves. 10. Children

56、exposed to parental cigarette smoking are put at a higher risk of developing lung cancer later in their lives. 11. In the countryside, some smokers share the same pipe, which is even more unhealthier. 12. Smoking not only pollutes the air but also makes the streets dirty. Some smokers flick ash off

57、their cigarettes and throw cigarette butts everywhere. 13. Smoking speeds up the process of aging and helps cause wrinkles on people's faces. 14. Smokers cause many fires that kill people and destroy property. 15. Each cigarette smoked costs smokers six minutes of their life. Arguments Against:

58、1. Smoking should not be prohibited, for cigarettes give many people a good deal of pleasure much of the time. 2. Nicotine can produce a tranquilizing effect during high emotions and shock situations, and therefore, helps to calm people down. 3. Smoking counteracts the decrease in efficiency that typically occurs in boring, monotonous situations. 4. Smokers can improve their performance in complex situations while smoking. 5. Smokers help increase the revenue of our country. 6. Smoking kills no more people than epid