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SMANSA English Debate Club

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We are the only English speaking community in SMAN 1 MATARAM. Although it has "debate" in the title, our club doesn't only do competitive debate. Our club is open for anyone who has the slightest interest in the English language.

So, what do we do in SEDC?

  • Competitive debate

  • English speech/essays

  • Story-telling

  • Open discussion

  • Literally nothing (but only sometimes)

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐞?

In high school level debating, the official form of debate that is pften used is the Australasian Style.

In which, there are 3 speakers.
But, 4 speaker roles or position.

𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭?

The competitions, of course!

Contrary to popular belief, there's actually quite a lot of debating championships for English Debate. Ranging from locals, regionals, nationals and all the way to internationals.

But of course, it would took a lot of work to get there.

Doesn't mean it's impossible, though right?

Reach out to us, and we'll tell you all about it!

First speakers give a brief introduction, contextualising the debate, and perhaps exploring the basic philosophical questions raised by the topic. Ordinarily, the first affirmative speaker would then explain the affirmative team's 'model', or 'mechanism' whilst the opposition would counter those.

The first speaker should then proceed to make substantive arguments in favour of his or her position.

The second speaker's role is both to refute the main arguments of the opposing first speaker, and to further advance his or her own team's case. New arguments ought to be introduced by the second speaker.

The second speaker should spend about half of the speech rebutting the opposing team, and half advancing their own case.

The third speaker's role is to refute the opposing team's case, and to conclude and summarise his or her own team's case. The third speaker cannot make 'new' arguments in favour of his or her position.

The goal of the third speaker should not be simply to pick out technical and practical flaws in the opposing team's case, but to undermine the deepest, most basic philosophical premises of the opposing team's argument.

Reply speakers should speak as if they are adjudicators passing judgment on the debate, although of course always looking favourably on their own side.

This is the double role. Reply speakers come from either the 1st or the 2nd speaker of your team. They summarize the debate in a biased way.

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