English · KS3 Y9 · Spoken English
Debating: making your case
Debating: making your caseFree9:18Heddy Score 3 of 7, below the standard
What you need to know
- Before arguing, check the disagreement is real, important, specific enough and that both sides want the same thing from it.
- Agree at the start on exactly what is being disputed, and pull the discussion back if it drifts.
- Only challenge points you need to beat to win the overall argument; let minor ones go.
- Answer the strongest version of the other side's case, not a weakened one.
- Prepare by writing the best arguments for the opposing side and imagining why you might lose.
In this clip
Runs 9:18, from 2:17 to 11:35 of the full video.
Heddy ScoreSeven checks every clip must pass before students see it: trusted, on the map, accurate, focused, accessible, safe, and proven by students.3/7, Below the standard
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- Trusted source · passed. The creator's own upload, live and playable here.
- On the map · not judged yet. A teacher watched it: it mainly teaches this map topic.
- Spec-true · not judged yet. Accurate, and right for the current UK specification.
- Focused · passed. One idea, short enough to watch in one go.
- Accessible · passed. Good captions, clear sound and pictures.
- Safe for children · not judged yet. Right for 11 to 16 year olds, with no sales pitch.
- Proven · not judged yet. Earned from our students: they learn from it, find it helpful and watch it to the end.
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A former world debate champion explains how debaters choose which points to fight and prepare by arguing the other side, which sharpens any student's case-building.
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