Debating
Fl-Vl Wednesday lunchtimes, Terms 1, 2 and 3 – Room P4.
Further details from Mrs Murray (English) and Mr McFadyean (History / Modern Studies)
To debate is to persuade. The ability to research ideas and present a logical argument is vital, but so are style, presentation, personality and quick-wittedness. Dollar’s competitive young debaters increasingly take little persuading to engage with ideas, and to submit to a highly formalised process of argument, advocacy and rebuttal. Everyone is welcome to attend the lively lunchtime sessions, where spirited fluency and sometimes outrageous improvisation is the order of the day. Tomorrow’s lawyers, politicians and spin-doctors - take note.
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