In seven minutes, a parliamentary debater is expected to both rebut arguments made by the opposing team, as well as make strong arguments in support of their own case. This can be overwhelming if one tries to do it all in one go. In today’s individual exercises, we will break this process down analytically. In 1-2 min speeches, you will be able to practice delivering short and sharp refutations / rebuttals to specific arguments. We will also learn how to systematically create strong arguments on a variety of topics using the ‘Stakeholder Interests’ matrix available below.
