Class debate

[your nightmare]

As an oral exam for Dutch we all got assigned a type and subject.
I got Monologe and "Kissing on the recreational yard should be allowed".
I have to DEFEND this statement and ramble about it for approximate ten minutes.

I myself have a very hard time finding some good arguments.

So I'd be happy if you guys could give me some tips from where I could go.

Also, SIIHP will not be considered a good argument 

 

[Lord Burgess1]

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[Austupaio]

Hate these things, they give you some retarded subject then expect you to defend it.

I had to defend 'Mormons are a happier people' at one point. What the ****?

Oh, as for helping you out, if people kiss out in the open, there's less chance the male will get frisky and rape the girl.

Might want to rephrase that a bit for your report, though.

 

[Tuckles]

How about "it releases pent up sexual frustration, which could lead to a severely reduced number of harassment cases that the school board has to handle. This situation reduces the workload of the school staff, which could lead to more vacation time for the teachers."

 

[Magorian Aximand]

Try to twist it into a free speech argument. They always go for that. It is a wordless statement of affection that does not disturb the peace in any way, shape, or form, and therefore can not be restricted without infringing on the rights given to you by the highest law.

 

[AWdeV]

@ Austu: Mormons are a happier people. Hmm.

Mormons choose to be ignorant of technology.
Ignorance is bliss.
Bliss is happiness.
Mormons are happier people.

QED.


(For the record, I'm joking and realise I'm likely very much wrong somewhere)

 

[FrisianDude]

You start being wrong with mixing up Mormons and Amish.

 

[Magorian Aximand]

Simply change technology to critical thinking, and you're all set.

 

[Tuckles]

Faaaaaaaaaailure!

You can go with Mag's too. It's good.

I'd still suggest hinting at the less workload for the teachers though, for extra brownie points.

 

[AWdeV]

I'm not the one who has/had to defend it though.

 

[gamerwiz09]

First off....These exercises aren't stupid, they're a good idea. Especially if you're given something you don't agree with. It let's you see all the points of view and reasons behind them, and teaches you to keep an open mind. If I'm watching the news or something and hear about some potentially outrageous thing that people are arguing over, I'll go over the sides in my head.

I'll get back to actually helping you specifically later.

 

[Tuckles]

Depends on the topic really.

Some are really stupid, for example, Mormons are generally happier people.

Happier? How would you even classify that?

Why Mormons? Is there any basis whatsoever of them being happy at all?

And then there's the fact that some people just wouldn't agree with something whatsoever if only because their faith dictates them not to.

If Mormons were so happy, why the **** am I not a Mormon?

Mormons believe in God, they're fools!

etc.

 

[Selothi]

Say it's not a private thing, that people should be allowed to express their love to each other at any time as long as it isn't indecent. Just bull**** your way through, you'll be fine.

Also, ask for a pretty girl to come up and act as your test subject, and ask afterwards if it looked indecent or not. Hey ! It allows you to get a free kiss.

 

[your nightmare]

First off, I'd like to thank you all for trying to help and I'm actually thinking I can make this work.

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No

Oh, as for helping you out, if people kiss out in the open, there's less chance the male will get frisky and rape the girl.

Will rephrase it into something like "kissing is a a way of releasing sexual tension which would otherwise build up and might cause it to explode into something evil"

How about "it releases pent up sexual frustration, which could lead to a severely reduced number of harassment cases that the school board has to handle. This situation reduces the workload of the school staff, which could lead to more vacation time for the teachers."

Much appreciated, altough there's hardly any sexual harassment cases in my school.

Try to twist it into a free speech argument. They always go for that. It is a wordless statement of affection that does not disturb the peace in any way, shape, or form, and therefore can not be restricted without infringing on the rights given to you by the highest law.

Might look further into this.

That's 4 more arguements then I could come up with 

 

[Earl_of_Rochester]

I had an oral exam in a Danish once.

 

[HTAPAWASO]

When I did highschool debating I found it very easy to bluff my way through it simply by appearing confident.

Most people get up there and read straight from a sheet of paper without making eye contact and probably mumbling so nobody can hear them anyway.


If you just speak loudly and don't read your argument (but speak it as if you were talking naturally, from memory) you will probably win pretty much regardless of what you say.

 

[DameGreyWulf]

I hate people kissing in public.

Well, not so much just kissing but more slobbering all over each other and getting in everyone's way.

So I can't help.

Though, you should always consider the counter arguments. There's a tip, if nobody said anything.
I once got a C on a paper for not saying anything about the opposite side. Didn't know that was a debate paper, lol! 

 

[your nightmare]

As an oral exam for Dutch we all got assigned a type and subject.
I got Monologe and "Kissing on the recreational yard should be allowed".

So it will be just me in front of the class explaining my view,arguments,...

I'd have preferred to have an actual debate, but the teacher assigned the type/subject's

 

[DameGreyWulf]

As an oral exam for Dutch we all got assigned a type and subject.
I got Monologe and "Kissing on the recreational yard should be allowed".

So it will be just me in front of the class explaining my view,arguments,...

I'd have preferred to have an actual debate, but the teacher assigned the type/subject's

Yeah, I know, and it was just me writing my paper on the subject I chose.
You got to have counters to the opposite's view, is what I'm saying.

 

[Ati]

Even if it's just you talking ,you have to shoot down or address counterpoints, kinda like when writing a paper, makes it seem like you are considering many perspectives.

Damn ninja'd