Alexander Hiland

A Short Guide to Policy Debate

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book offers step-by-step guidance on how to prepare and analyze topics, cases, and rebuttals and outlines the norms and rules of contemporary interscholastic competition in the United States. This book will be of interest to students and instructors in the fields of debate, persuasion, public speaking, and argumentation.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 174
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. November 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 431g
• ISBN-13: 9781032613116
• ISBN-10: 1032613114
• Artikelnr.: 71268672

Autorenporträt

Alexander Hiland is a Senior Lecturer in Communication & Media at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Introduction 1. Analyzing Debate Topics 2. Performing Debate
Research 3. Affirmative Cases 4. Negative Cases 5. Cross-Examination 6.
Answering Cases 7. Rebuttal Speeches 8. Judging Policy Debate 9. Practice
and Tournament Preparation. Conclusion. Bibliography. Appendix A Sample
Affirmative Case. Appendix B Sample Negative Case. Index