COMPONENTS OF A QUALITY DEBATE: Terminology and Crafting a Solid Debate Brief There is a lot of terminology surrounding any debate. In order to be properly informed and to construct a solid debate brief‚ you must familiarize yourself with the lingo (Come on‚ you know you wanna Geek out and be in the know)! A debate centers largely around writing from a deficit model. 1. The Deficit Model of Writing a. The Deficit Model of Writing focuses on identifying areas that need to be improved
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Kristi Ellis Mrs. Scheidt English 1301.174 11 October 2012 Paper #2 – The Bioethics Debate In “Patenting Life‚” by Michael Crichton‚ and “Bioethics and the Stem Cell Research Debate‚” by Robyn S. Shapiro‚ they discuss gene patenting‚ medicine‚ stem cell research‚ and the laws of bioethics. According to Crichton and Shapiro‚ humans are all born with genes‚ stem cells‚ and organs that are part of our natural world‚ yet when the law tries to put limits on these rights it becomes unethical.
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Debate Paper For decades gay rights has been at the forefront of national debates‚ especially the debate on gay marriage. In today’s society gay marriage is being pushed to be legal in all 50 states‚ currently it is only legal in Massachusetts‚ New Hampshire‚ Connecticut‚ Maryland‚ Maine‚ New York‚ Vermont‚ Iowa‚ Washington and most recently Rhode Island. The debate over whether gay marriage is moral is really up to which side of the debate one stands on. Currently in the United States same
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selections are from the ratification debates in Virginia during June 1788. Jonathan Elliott‚ 3 Debates in the Several State Conventions on the Federal Constitution as Recommended by the Convention at Philadelphia in 1787 (2d rev. 137 1891) George Mason (June 1788‚ 32) “There is one thing in it which I conceive to be extremely dangerous. Gentlemen may talk of public virtue and confidence; we shall be told that the House of Representatives will consist of the most virtuous men on the continent‚ and
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Drug Testing in Professional and High School Athletics Many people do not see the severity of drug use in professional and High School athletics. Drug use in professional athletics is looked upon as somewhat of a serious problem‚ but also very discrete and low key. Every once in a while and individual might see a prominent figure in a certain sport being reprimanded for the use of an outlawed drug. However ‚ that athlete may just be one of the many who happened to get caught. Athletes today seem to
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general rebuttal‚ rebuild own case (7) Opposition Reply (1st or 2nd speaker) biased summary opening the debate: ● [some nice opening‚ e.g. quote] on the fact that ... ● Ladies and Gentlemen‚ welcome to ● And our third speaker‚ ...‚ will do the this debate. rebuttal. ● Welcome from this side of the rebutting arguments‚ rebuilding your case: house... ● But before I come to my own ● The motion for debate today is: ... arguments‚ let us first have a look at defining the motion: what ... has said. ● Now we as today’s
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Kiarra Bennett 14 October 2012 Debate Essay During this debate I will be addressing Governor Romneys views on China. President Obama has dealt with Chinas unfair ways and has done nothing about them. Governor Romney wants to change that and stand up for the US so we are not getting walked all over. Governor Romney says that China is "Stealing intellectual property rights" from the US and other nations. What that means is that China
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The Vaccination Debate “Some of the first types of vaccinations showed up in the 900s C.E.” Chinese healers started to invent the idea of immunity to diseases. From there‚ our technology and knowledge of disease have just skyrocketed. Vaccinations help save millions of lives. Vaccinations keep diseases from having an outbreak‚ they can eradicate diseases such as smallpox and are not scientifically linked to autism. Certain vaccinations should be required at a certain age‚ unless for a medical reason
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Class Debate Rubric Category Respect for Other Team 5 All statements‚ body language‚ and responses were respectful and were in appropriate language. 4 Statements and responses were respectful and used appropriate language‚ but once or twice body language was not. 3 Most statements and responses were respectful and in appropriate language‚ but there was one sarcastic remark. 2 1 Totals Statements‚ responses and/or body language were borderline appropriate. Some sarcastic remarks. Information All
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Abstract The history of the abortion debate has continued for decades. In today’s society the topic is very demanding and controversial. Prolifer’s as the name proceeds‚ frame the debate as the right to life for the baby. Individuals who are for Pro-choice may or may not address whether the fetus is in fact a life‚ and frame the debate in terms of woman having the right to choose what’s best for their bodies without worrying about the government getting involved. In the following paper I
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