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      HOWS
      AND
      WHYS
      OF
      DEBATING
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ~The
      UPEL
      Debating
      Society
      enipleys
      a
      oon
      of
     
    
   
   
    
     
      debate
      known
      as
      parliamentary.
      It
      uses
      the
      rules
      and
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      traditions
      of
      Canadian
      Parliament.
      Don’t
      let
      this
      scare
     
     
      you
      -
      it
      is
      fun
      and
      exciting.
      Here’s
      how
      it
      works:
      two
     
     
      teams
      of
      two
      persons
      each
      square
      off.
      One
      represents
      |
     
     
      “Her
      Majesty’s
      Government"
      and
      the
      other
      "The
      Loyal
     
     
      Opposition".
      A
      normally
      vague,
      and
      often
      bizarre
     
     
      resolution
      is
      presented
      to
      both
      teams,
      and
      the
     
     
      government
      has
      10
      minutes
      to
      prepare
      a
      "case".
      This
     
     
      case
      takes
      the
      form
      of
      a
      logical
      argument
      to
      prove
     
     
      something
      that
      is
      in
      some
      way
      related
      to
      the
     
     
      resolution.
      It
      is
      then
      the
      duty
      of
      the
      opposition
      to
     
     
      argue
      against
      the
      government’s
      case.
      Simple,
      Moe
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      emphasis
      in
      this
      sort
      of
      debate
      is
      on
      style
     
     
      and
      common
      logic
      rather
      than
      on
      factual
      verification
     
     
      of
      evidence.
      Because
      of
      this,
      the
      subject
      matter
      of
      the
     
     
      debate
      must
      remain
      confined
      to
      topics
      of
      general
     
     
      knowledge.
      This
      type
      of
      debate
      encourages
      quick
     
     
      _
      reasoning,
      creative
      response,
      and
      eloquent
      speaking.
     
     
      _
      The
      point
      is
      to
      train
      your
      mind
      to
      think.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      If
      this
      has
      interested
      you
      in
      trying
      your
      hand
      at
     
     
      _
      this
      very
      worthwhile
      and
      fun
      activity,
      drop
      by
      the
      next
     
     
      -
      meeting
      of
      the
      UPEI
      Del
      ating
      Society.
      We’re
      always
      _
     
     
      _
      happy
      to
      see
      new
      members!
      We
      hold
      two
      weekly
      -
     
     
      -
      meetings
      -
      Wednesdays
      at
      4:00
      pm
      and
      Mondays
      at
     
     
      7:00
      pm.
      You
      have
      the
      option
      of
      attending
      either
      or
     
     
      -
      both.
      If
      you
      can’t
      make
      it
      at
      either
      of
      these
      times
      you
     
     
      can
      still
      get
      involved
      with
      the
      society
      by
      calling
      David
      —
     
     
      Sims
      at
      672-3036
      or
      566-0812.