Are morals instinctive? Or is moral law real?
Is there an absolute moral truth? C.S. Lewis proves that there is a universal objective moral standard. Let us prove that moral law is real.
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Debate
The Blind Men and the Elephant: Attaining a Holistic Perspective
The famous parable of the blind men and their first encounter with an elephant explains the difference between a holistic perspective and a partial point of view. The parable has a number of Indian variations, but generally goes as follows:
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Examples of Interesting Debate Topics: Classic and Recent Issues
Some of these topics are classic or timelessly divisive issues while others are recent subject matters. Arguments for and against the issues and other pertinent information serving as background, primer, or teaser for the topics are also provided to help the debate professors and students in debate classes.
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Debate Proposition and Debate Issues: Philippine Context
DEBATE PROPOSITION necessarily involves an “issue” or that which is the subject of concern or the central topic in a debate. For instance, in the proposition “Resolved that Death Penalty should be legalized,” the debate issue is evidently ‘death penalty’ or ‘capital punishment’ …
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How To Do Well In Parliamentary Debate
PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE is one of the popular debate formats utilized especially in college-level institutions in English-speaking nations. Seen as a good venue to somewhat practice the so-called parliamentary procedure, this debate type (also referred to as ‘Parli’) is commonly favored by institutions related to policy making, law, political science, and legal management …
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Mastering the Oxford-Oregon Debate
THE OREGON-OXFORD TYPE OF DEBATE permits three to four speakers in both the affirmative and the negative side. What makes it distinct from the parliamentary type of debate is the interpellation right after each constructive speech. This interpellation is also called ‘cross-examination,’ hence Oregon-Oxford debate is sometimes referred to as ‘Cross-examination debate.’
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Drafting and Delivering an Impressive Debate Speech
TO BE ENGANGED in an oral debate exercise as a speaker necessarily means that you have to deliver a debate speech that should not be less than impressive if not necessarily winning. Regardless of the debate format you are using, the following guidelines can significantly help you in this regard.
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The Various Debate Formats
Some debates are done to formally decide on things or issues such as those concerning legislation, sanctioning of a resolution, approving an ordinance, passing a bill, or selecting a candidate for a position. The following are the common formats under this debate category:
Read moreThe Validity of Categorical Syllogism
No argument can be both invalid and valid. That is, if it is valid, then it cannot be invalid, and conversely. A categorical syllogism is valid if it conforms to the four fundamental syllogistic rules discussed in passing below. Meaning to say, if an argument violates at least one of these rules, it is invalid. On the other hand, if none of the rules is broken, the syllogism is valid.
Read moreThe Categorical Syllogism: Determining the Validity of Arguments
A SYLLOGISM is typically a three-proposition deductive argument—that is, a mediate inference that consists of two premises and a conclusion. Among the various forms of syllogism, the so-called categorical syllogism is perhaps the most popular as it serves as the heart of the Traditional Aristotelian Logic.
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