Styles of Debate RULES OF THE WALES SCHOOLS DEBATING CHAMPIONSHIPS / SCHOOLS MACE Format The format for debate is 2 speakers per team‚ a chairperson and timekeeper. The chairperson and timekeeper should be seated between the two teams. Speakers should be provided with a table and chairs‚ but must stand when delivering their speeches or Points of Information. A lectern is optional‚ but no public address system should be used. Timing Each speaker is allowed 7 minutes for
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Opposing Arguments: Abortion Introduction: Why abortion is immoral by Don Marquis is the start of two discussions pertaining to whether abortion should be acceptable in our modern society. The argument‚ Marquis makes‚ is that abortion actually deprives the fetus’s “future-like-ours.” Many philosophers support Marquis’ belief by arguing that fetuses have their own possibilities; thus‚ killing fetuses is absolutely wrong (Marquis‚ 105). Nevertheless‚ there are also other philosophers who criticize
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potential‚ dependent life that she is carrying” (Abortion‚ 2016). It is true that the mother should be the main priority here because the life that she is carrying inside her may or may not be considered a human being. As argued before‚ according to Britain’s Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists‚ many neurologists believe that “cortex is necessary for pain perception and a cortex is not fully functional till the 26th week and many abortions are performed well before 26th-week gestation.
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What is debate?? Debate is a method of interactive and representational argument. The goal of a debate is basically to solve a certain issue or problem Structure Speaker Roles Prime Minister (First Affirmative) • Define the motion • Provide clarity and precision on exactly what the subject of the debate is Set-up your case – elaborate what your side wants (stance) and how you want to go about it Provide an outline of the team’s case Present and develop your arguments Summarize Speaker
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There are a mass amount of controversies when the word “abortion” is brought into awareness. This dispute has brought about both positive and negative affects on society. Abortion plays a major role in the everyday life of a human. People base their political parties‚ and even the jobs they choose to work at‚ all depending whether the host is pro-life or pro-choice. I personally am pro-life. I have made the decision of being pro-life based on multiple observations. Some of these observations include
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: Two arguments that goes against late-term abortion being immoral is subjectivism and utilitarianism. Subjectivism portrays that everyone has his or her own set of morals and that there is no one right way. A subjectivist’s opinion on the subject would argue that a person’s view and choice in terms of late abortion is personal to their specific position. According to English‚ she is arguing that‚ “Though the fetus is itself innocent‚ it may pose a threat to the pregnant woman’s well-being‚ life
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Head: STATE FUNDED ABORTION Abortion West Virginia Senate Bill 76 NURS 501: Health Policy xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxx Abstract Abortion is defined as the termination of a pregnancy that involves a human life whether intentional or unintentional. Any form of a living cell or group of cells that form life. Over the years the State of West Virginia has spent millions of tax dollars on voluntary abortion. This paper will discuss Senate bill no. 76‚ prohibiting state funding of abortion. The bill does not
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Context defines abortion as a medical and surgical procedure that ends during the first 28 weeks of pregnancy. Abortion became legal in the U.S Supreme Court in the year of 1973 because it is now considered “safe”. The reason it is considered safe because of modern medicine and more modern surgical tools (Abortion Facts). Many women have reported to have an abortion due to domestic violence‚ financial problems‚ and being raped. Even though the U.S. Supreme court considers abortion “safe”‚ there are
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Essay‚ I am arguing that abortion is wrong and not to be mistaken with ’Abortion should be made illegal.’ I will explain later why I have made this statement. Abortion is the termination of an unborn child in its mother’s womb for up to twenty four weeks of the pregnancy or in special circumstances e.g. Disability diagnosis a termination right up until the mother goes in to labour. I think the above definition is an easier and less harsh way of saying that abortion is the murdering of
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It is quite clear from a variety of sources that abortion has been severely disapproved of in the Buddhist tradition. It is also equally clear that abortion has been tolerated in Buddhist Japan and accommodated under exceptional circumstances by some modern Buddhists in the U.S. The situation is similar to that of Roman Catholicism‚ where abortion‚ though disapproved of in the strongest terms by Church authorities‚ is still practiced by a large number of devoted Catholics and defended by at least
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