A debate happens between two sides about a common problem.
For example. "IS THERE A GOD?" One group thinks that there is a god and they are the one side; the other side thinks that there is no god. Now the first side displays ARGUMENTS why do they say that there is a god. Arguments are strong facts that u use to prove your point. In your case, your topic is The disadvantages of SF & the advantages of non-SF.
YOUR ARGUMENTS SHOULD BE:
- SF is entertaining, yes, but it causes a great problem!
- It poisons children's brains with facts that are not true and are purely fictional, therefore giving them a wrong example of life, the world we live in and the universe we inhabit;
- SF can cause even a more serious problem at young children.
- It is known that SF has a lot of scenes of violance and sometimes of creatures that are frightning and fictional. They can cause severe psyhological problems, and, for example nightmares...
- ETC.....
You should have a lot of arguments that support your decision.
The whole essence of debating is speech. You should know how to speak, how to use words to your advantage, implementing them into sentences that hypotheses your opponents, making them COME OVER TO YOUR SIDE.
If you manage to pull that off, then your a debating wizard and there is no greater fealing then the feeling of victory.
That's the goal of debating: to crush your opponent with strong arguments, making him to come over to your side.
And how do you do it?
First, start to speak. Start with your strongest argument, the one that YOU believe it and that is the easiest to prove. When you speak you have to stick to some guidelines that improve your effect and impresses your listeners:
- SPEAK LOUD & CLEAR. Don't be quiet! Shout! Yell! Don't doubt to rase your voice. If your quiet your listeners will think that you're afraid and if you speak quietly maybe some won't hear you even.
- When your talking loud your listeners believe that you have no fear, that you have a lot of confidence and that what you're speaking is really true. As long as they believe it, it's good.
- DON'T STOP. Keep yapping your piehole. Always speak, sometimes even when you have nothin to say, say something, a sentence, like "...and these are strong arguments. Facts like these prove that this opinion is true!..."
- Even when your opponent is speaking, cut him in half word and argue. FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! It's rude to interrupt your opponent when he's talking, but who gives a f***! It makes you noticed by the listeners and it really pisses him of.
- DON'T MAKE STRANGE NOISES. This is a habit hat most of the people do it when they are talking and thinking what to say, for example: "Well, UH, the SF movies, UH, are bad, UH, real bad, UHHHHHH..." If you speak like that people will think that you're dum or retarded. If you stop using UH in your speech, it will help you not in your debating only, but during your whole life.
- TALK SMART. When your talking, speak like a real college professor. Use words that are unusual and scientific like:
therefore, likewise, conclusion, in theory, that is an excellent example of.., in opposition, by the words of my opponent, thes facts and numerous others prove that, ETC...
Confuse your opponent and make your listeners impressed of your words. Use your intelligence to the max and your gift of speaking.
After your opponent states his arguments (notice how I used the word 'states' instead of some other verb like 'speaking' or 'telling'), it's your job to prove that he's wrong. It's your job to find a loop in his words, something that will allowing his theory to fall, making his words worth s**t and leaving him with his mouth open wide.
How do u so that? By LISTENING. When you're listening, you don't damn what he's saying, you're just carefully watching for him.