UsefulDebatingPhrases(innotquiteassmallprint)

(1)1stProposition
opening,definition,teamline,
ownarguments

(2)1stOpposition
acceptingdefinition/redefinition,teamline,
rebuttalof1stProposition,ownarguments

(3)2ndProposition
rebuttalof1stOpp.,rebuildowncase,own
arguments

(4)2ndOpposition
rebuttalof2ndProp.,rebuildowncase,own
arguments

(5)3rdProposition
generalrebuttal,rebuildowncase

(6)3rdOpposition
generalrebuttal,rebuildowncase

(8)PropositionReply(1stor2ndspeaker)
biasedsummary

(7)OppositionReply(1stor2ndspeaker)
biasedsummary

openingthedebate:
[someniceopening,e.g.quote]
onthefactthat...
LadiesandGentlemen,welcometo
Andourthirdspeaker,...,willdothe
thisdebate.
rebuttal.
Welcomefromthissideofthe
rebuttingarguments,rebuildingyourcase:
house...
ButbeforeIcometomyown
Themotionfordebatetodayis:...
arguments,letusfirsthavealookat
definingthemotion:
what...hassaid.
Nowweastoday's
Iwillcontinueourcaseinaminute,
proposition/oppositionstrongly
butbeforethattherearesomethings
believethatthisistrue/nottrue,but
aboutthe...speechthatneedtobe
beforewecometoouractual
addressed.
argumentation,letusfirstdefine
Thefirstprop/oppositionspeakerhas
someimportanttermsinthisdebate.
toldus...;onthecontrary...
Webelievethatwhatismeantby...is
He/Shealsosaidthat...;butinfact..
.../that...are...
He/Shewasclaimingthat...;butas
Whenwesay...should...wemean
myfirstspeakeralreadytoldyou,...
that...
introducingarguments:
presentingtheteamline:
Letmecometomy
Weastodaysproposition/opposition
first/second/.../nextargument:
havestructuredourcaseasfollows:
[conciselabelofargument]
I,asthefirstspeaker,willbetalking
Myfirst/...argumentis:
about...
Thefirst/...reasonwhywe're
Oursecondspeaker,...,willelaborate
prop/opposingthismotionis:

explainingarguments:
Wouldn'tyouhavetoagree...?/
[ratherabstractexplanationonhow
Doesn'twhatyou'resayingcontradict
theargumentshouldwork]
with...?/Whataboutthe...?/How
givingexamples:
wouldyouexplain,that...?
Therearemanyexamplesforthis/for
No,thankyou,Sir/Madam.
...,forinstance.
Declined.
Infact,youcanfindmanyexamples
Yes,please./Goahead.
forthisinreallife.Justthinkof...
Thankyouverymuch,Sir/Madam,
Andtherearesimilarcases,suchas
I'mgoingtocometothisverypoint
...,...
inmysecondargumentinaminute.
Sointhissimpleexamplewecan
[thisisanemergencybreak]
clearlyseetheeffectof...
givingreplyspeeches:
summarizing&linkingtheargument:
LadiesandGentlemen,welcomefor
Soaswehaveseen[argumentlabel],
thelasttimefromtoday's
andtherefore[motion].
prop/opposition.Itisnowmy
Nowbecauseofthis...,wehaveto
pleasuretosummarizethisdebate,
supportthismotion.
takealookatwhatbothsideshave
summarizing&endingyourspeech:
saidandseewhattheoutcomeofthis
SoLadiesandGentlemen,whathave
debateactuallyis.
Itoldyoutoday?Firstly...,Secondly..
Afirst/second/...majorclashwas:...
[someniceclosingwords]
Today'sprop/oppositiontoldus...;we
Andforallofthesereasons,the
hadtofind...
motionmuststand/fall.
[someparticularlyniceclosing
making/rejecting/accepting/answeringpoints
words]
ofinformation:
Andforallthesereasons,Ibegyouto
Pointofinformation,Sir/Madam.
prop/oppose
Onthatpoint.