Controversial Debate

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

Controversial Debate

Learning objectives

At the end of this class you will be able to debate in a well mannered way.

At the end of this class you will be able to express your own opinion.

 

Why do you think learning to debate controversial topics is important?

Has anyone ever had a controversial debate?

controversial topics

I AM

Pro gun

Anti-gun

You should be able to use chatGPT for school assignments

agree

disagree

The Earth is flat

agree

disagree

Eating animals is wrong

agree

disagree

All drugs should be legal

agree

disagree

you should be allowed to vote from age 16

agree

disagree

I believe in a God

agree

disagree

Aliens exist

agree

disagree

Which of these topics do you feel the most strongly about?

Pair up!

Every pair gets their own topic

The debates take place in front of the class

Rules

Every topic gets 5 minutes 

Be polite

Stay on topic

You can use Google to do quick research

Translate is allowed ONLY if needed

No ChatGPT

You got to get the class on your side with the arguments

Topics

Racism

• Do  you think racism is still a major problem?
  Should the government and other institutions do more to prevent racism?
• Women vs Men
  Are men and women equal in all regards?
  Do men or women have it more difficult in society?
  Is sexism still a big problem these days? How does it affect men and women?
• Transgenderism
  Do you support transgender rights?
  Should Transgender people be allowed to participate sport competitions with non Transgender people? 
• What do you think of education in general?
• Do you think it's necessary?
• Do you think you need a diploma to succeed? why or why not?

End of class

Thank you for participating