They are Opponents.
To argue legally and importantly without beating the crap out of each other. For a more common use of debating, please refer to the debating clubs of schools, or see "Politics".
No it doesnt seem like a sport to me. to me a sport is something that takes coordination and physical ability and debating basically is just arguing with other people
As the third speaker in a debate, you should begin by summarizing the key arguments made by your team so far. Then, introduce new points or rebuttals to strengthen your team's position. Focus on highlighting the most persuasive points and responding effectively to the opposing arguments. Conclude with a powerful closing statement that reinforces your team's position.
When the delegates and George Washington and some other important people met in philadelphia they were debating what to do with the article of confederation and how to make it better when James Madison came with the plan that they should have 3 branchs of government how we have today and to abolish the Article of confederation.
Debate
A political debate involves discussions and arguments centered around policies, ideologies, and interests, often driven by subjective opinions and emotions. On the other hand, a scientific debate focuses on empirical evidence, research findings, and logical reasoning to support or refute hypotheses or theories. Scientific debates prioritize objectivity and peer-reviewed evidence, whereas political debates may involve more emotions, personal beliefs, and values.
Arguing can be considered debating if it has facts behind it or someone is trying to make a point. However, debating turns into arguing when name calling and other put downs are being used and there are no points be made, just yelling.
A formal debate includes an opponent - you are arguing one side against the other. A persuasive speech is simply a speech in which you are attempting to convince an audience or simply present one side to an issue of your interest, but it does not include a follow up from an opponent presenting the other side, which would then make it a debate.
Not necessarily. Sometimes, competition encourages people to try to come up with new ideas to beat others. Other times, it can kill creativity, but if you know the right way to be creative, you'll be rewarded.
At times Afrikaans is used in South African parliament, however English is the major language that is used. (The other official languages also do come up while debating in parliament. South Africa is a very diverse country with 11 official languages, and many have been used in parliament, however they are often used to make a point/emphasis a point and the debating is done in English)
All you need to start any debate is someone to debate with, who knows enough about the subject to make valid contributions and who is willing to argue the other side. If you mean in a debate class, you might start out just by stating what you think... that brains are much more important than beauty because brains help you understand concepts needed to have a successful career or whatever. And then other people can respond and say that they think that beauty is more important because people tend to hire beautiful people faster and pay them more... and there you go. You are in the middle of a debate. :)
70 million. It was the most watched Vice-Presidential debate in history. In fact, it had more viewers than any of the other 3 presidential debates.