Debate writing is the presentation of your arguments for or against a given topic with a view to convincing your audience to agree with your own point of view. A debate is a formal contest of argumentation in which two opposing sides support and oppose a given proposition.
To write a debate or persuasive speech, you need to know the features of debate writing. Consider the following features:
1. Title or Heading
2. Opening Greetings
3. Introduction:
– Paragraph 1: Subject
4. Body of the Speech:
– Paragraphs 2-4: Subject Points 1,2,3…
– Paragraph 5: Demolition of opponents’ points
6. Conclusion:
– Paragraph 6: Summary and thanks.
Next, you need to brainstorm, generate ideas for your writing, and then create an outline. Don’t forget that preparation is a critical step in producing any good piece of writing. Your outline is the writing plan you need for producing a good debate or persuasive speech. Consider the following:
Title: The Television is Doing More Harm than Good to Our Youths.
•Greetings
•Introduction:
•Paragraph 1: Make a statement in support of the motion. Define television and state the thesis: the television has some good uses but it does more harm than good to the youths.
•Body of the Speech:
•Paragraph 2: Violence features prominently in TV programs.
•Paragraph 3: Pornography also features prominently in most TV programs.
•Paragraph 4: Television viewing is a time-consuming venture: destroys the reading culture and leads to mass failure in both internal and external exams.
•Paragraph 5: The television is said to inform, educate and entertain, but this is not so in practice.
•Conclusion:
•Paragraph 6: Restate the proposition.
For a more detailed audiovisual explanation of how to write a debate, including the importance of learning the debate writing skills, watch the following video lecture:
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