As a summative assessment, you will be conducting a debate based on whether or not you agree with the following statement:
´Artificial Intelligence will be a disaster for humanity.´
Do you agree or disagree?
You will be assessed on how well you put your views across, as well as the quality of your English.
Quizlet List: Debating Verbs
Verbs:
To improve / worsen
To encourage / prevent
To support / object to
To develop
To provide (with)
To implement
To solve
To allow / permit / let
Be Convincing:
Without a shadow of a doubt, …
It is absolutely vital that / crucial that …
There is no question that
Scenarios:
Imagine a society where…
Wouldn’t you prefer …?
Techniques to involve the audience:
We all know that… (get the listeners on your side)
Think about it: … (use imperatives to attract the audience’s attention)
I’m sure that everyone in the room would agree / recognize / accept … (encourage your listener to agree)
Let’s face it, … (making something seem like a self-evident truth)
Imagine a school where … Does this sound ……….? (scenario)
Would you really ………? (rhetorical question – add detail)
What next? Would you accept …(use exaggeration)
Connnectives
·Although / Even though / Though
·Despite / In spite of
·Therefore / As a result of this / Consequently
·On the other hand / However / Yet / Conversely
·Otherwise / If not
·This may lead to / This could cause
·Without
·If
·As
·Whereas
·While
·Therefore
·Due to this
·First of all / Firstly / Secondly / Thirdly / Furthermore / Moreover / In addition to this
·In conclusion / In summary / To sum up, …
·…for two main reasons: Firstly…., Secondly, …
·Unfortunately / Undoubtedly / Currently / Unsurprisingly
Lists of 3:
Adjectives (It is expensive, inefficient and unreliable)
Nouns (It would negatively affect students, parents and teachers.)
Verbs (to improve, renovate and develop …)
Points (It would lead to an increase in the profits of the company, a positive impression of the business and a number of new customers)
Knock down the other side of the argument:
While it’s true that …,
Although many people may agree that…
Yes, …. Yes, … and yes, … However, have you seriously considered ….?
Rhetorical questions (and provide a detailed response to your own question):
Do you honestly want to implement a system which ….?
Use of facts and statistics (To back up your arguments)
In fact, according to recet studies 87% of scientists said that...
To back up my point, an article I read in the Guardian written by the scientist Nick Cohen stated that...
How will I be marked in the debate?
•Criterion C:
–Key points and ideas
–Debating techniques
–Responding to the opposition’s point
–Appropriate register and style
•Criterion D:
–Grammar
–Vocabulary (e.g. Quizlet words)
–Fluency
–Pronunciation and intonation
Revise debating verbs using the following Quizlet link:
Top Tips
•About ten strong ideas to support your argument
•Be prepared to counter your opponents’ arguments
•Use a range of persuasive devices within each argument
•Use appropriate debating etiquette
•Include a range of sophisticateddebating phrases (see above)
Debate Arrangements
Each individual needs about 3 unique arguments they can use in their debate.
These need to be backed up by quotes from articles, by statistics etc to make your arguments strong.
You will be marked on how well you respond to the other group and your use of debating vocab and etiquette
Aiming for a total of 10-15 minutes debate as a group.
When debating you cannot have sheets and sheets of notes. You are only allowed a cue card of notes that is the size of a quarter of a side of A4.
Each individual utterance must not succeed 40 seconds so that EVERYONE has a chance to speak and contribute.
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