What are the prerequisites of a good debater?

[AnnaG]

Styles of debating:

Formats of Debate

Tips on debating:

Debating Tips

Mostly we discuss stuff here. If there are no discussions, there're arguments and very little debating.

 

[lone wolf]

...and very, very little according to format

 

[Tonington]

We had a couple threads a few years ago specifically for debating topics. There was an evolution-creation thread, and a climate change thread. There may have been a few others too, but I remember these as I was involved with those threads.

Another forum I frequent has a format more conducive to "good debate". Two participants only who agree to debate, and a set time limit for the thread to be open. It's not perfect, but it's better than open forum melees. It's not easy to have good debates when there are no formal structures in place.

Being a good debater doesn't mean the debate will be good, and that's far more important than who actually "wins".

 

[Nuggler]

I prefer to debate several people at once; thereby becoming a

.........massdbater.

:canada:

 

[JLM]

I prefer to debate several people at once; thereby becoming a

.........massdbater.

:canada:

Good one, I'm sure Cliffy must be napping or I'm sure he'd have beaten you to it..........:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol: Wake up Cliff.

 

[Nuggler]

Hey, good pun, JLM..................beating me to it.......oh you kid!!8O

 

[CDNBear]

Yes, 'evidence', and the 'issue', you got it, so do it.

Always do, to no avail.

 

[spaminator]

Can we hone our debating skills for 2010?

any master debaters here?:?::lol:

 

[spaminator]

I prefer to debate several people at once; thereby becoming a

.........massdbater.

:canada:

any master debaters here?:?::lol:

dang, the joke was already posted.:-(