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debate

vr.tr.debate · ACT.ACT

Let an agent explain debate and its forms and rules, describe parliamentary, competitive and public debate formats, support preparing arguments and understanding procedure, and support debate education.

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Research draft, second pass

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Purpose and description

Let an agent explain debate and its forms and rules, describe parliamentary, competitive and public debate formats, support preparing arguments and understanding procedure, and support debate education.

A formal discussion in which opposing positions on a question are argued, whether in parliaments and assemblies through motions and adjournment debates, in election campaigns through hustings, in competitive debating with formats such as parliamentary style debate and youth competitions, in academic and public forums, or in structured online debates; debate is governed by rules of procedure and etiquette and is valued for deliberation, persuasion and education.

What it is for: Formal argument of opposing positions.

It can be explain forms and rules; describe formats; support preparation; support education.

Distinguishing features

Opposing positions

Rules of procedure

Formats

Deliberative purpose

What it looks like

Not physical; structured discussions in chambers, halls and online.

How it is recognised

Formal argument of opposing positions

Parliamentary, competitive, public, online

A discussion may be unstructured; a negotiation seeks agreement; an argument may be informal

Related models

is a kind of - category

discussion

is related to - political debate

politics

is related to - pointed argument

point

is related to - participants in legislative debate

parliamentary group

In practice

Families and kinds

parliamentary and legislative debates

election debates and hustings

competitive debating formats

academic and public debates

online and written debates

Standards and regulation

Parliamentary rules of procedure

Competition rules of debating bodies

Broadcasting rules for election debates

Failure modes and hazards

Fallacies and misinformation in debate

Confusing formats

Partisan presentation of political debates

Also called

hustingWikidebatedebating competitionJugend debattiert internationalparliamentary style debateadjournment debateleaders' debateBrazil presidential election debatesArgentina presidential election debatespresidential debateUnited States vice-presidential debateFrench presidential debateBrazilian presidential election debates, 2022cultural debatetake-note debateBattleboardingfilm debateGeneral debatepublic debateCleveringa debatehistoriographical debate on imperialismadversarial reviewballoon debateDebate on the State of the Nationparliamentary debatebudget debatetopical debate

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Also registered as vr.tr.debate

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Understand What debate is.

Concepts.

Concept

Concept and forms.

Concept

Concept.

  1. What is a debate, and how do parliamentary, election, competitive, public and online forms differ? definition
  2. Which form of debate is meant? boundary

Rules

Rules and procedure.

Rules

Rules.

  1. What rules of procedure and etiquette govern debates in parliaments and competitions? provenance
  2. Which entry fits parliamentary procedure? action
Prepare Preparing and arguing.

Practice.

Arguments

Building arguments.

Arguments

Arguments.

  1. How can arguments and rebuttals be prepared for a debate on this question, fairly representing both sides? action
  2. Is the presentation balanced? boundary

Formats

Competitive formats.

Formats

Formats.

  1. How do parliamentary style and other competitive formats work, and how are they judged? provenance
  2. Which entry fits a specific format? action
Society Debate in public life.

Attribution.

Political

Political and election debates.

Political

Political.

  1. How do parliamentary and election debates function, and what debates exist about their value, with positions attributed? provenance
  2. Is the presentation neutral? boundary

Online

Online debate.

Online

Online.

  1. How do structured online debates work, and what challenges of moderation and misinformation arise? provenance
  2. Which entry fits online discourse? action
Learn History and teaching.

Education.

History

History.

History

History.

  1. How did debate develop from classical rhetoric through parliaments to modern competitions? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Teach

Teaching.

Teach

Teaching.

  1. How can debating be taught in schools and universities? action
  2. Which misconceptions arise? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should competitive debating be a separate entry?
  • How should procedure rules be linked?
  • How should debate education resources be linked?
Draft as JSON