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Support the Sport? Creating Support with reasons and evidence
my Notes
Rules for Debate
For your debate, you will use a process called “Philosophical Chairs.” This process organizes the debate and does the following:
• Helps you become aware of your own position on a topic
• Helps you practice using reasons and evidence to support your position
• Exposes you to alternative perspectives (others’ positions) on a topic
How It Works
• Sit according to your position on a topic.
• Move about the room during the discussion; this symbolizes your willingness to adopt a different point of view, even if temporarily.
• Share reasons and evidence from the text to support what you say.
Rules of Engagement
• Listen carefully when others speak; seek to understand their position even if you don’t agree.
• Wait for the mediator to recognize you before you speak; only one person speaks at a time. Speak clearly and loudly enough to be heard by the audience. Explicitly refer to evidence from the texts as you offer new support or elaborate on a previous point.
• If you have spoken for a side, you must wait until three other people on your side speak before you speak again.
• If you are undecided, you may sit in the available “hot seats,” but for no longer than 4 minutes.
No one acknowledges any move. This is not a team game.
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