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Debate - Refutation
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REFUTATION/
REBUTTAL
REFUTATION
AND
REBUTTAL
What exactly are refutation and rebuttal?
This is the essence of debating, the difference between public speaking and debating! Put simply, to refute an argument is to produce evidence (facts or figures) to prove it untrue. To rebut an argument is to discredit it by offering a completely different point of view.
REFUTATION
REFUTATION
Refutation is an organized attack on opponent's argument/claim. It is not simply arguing the opposite side of the opposing team. It is the practice of specifically addressing the evidence or reasoning of an opponent, exposing weaknesses and undermining arguments. Refutations may point out an opponent's faulty or fragile reasoning, or it may derive from opposing evidence (from outside articles or research), or even be grounded in a debater's personal experiences that demonstrate the cracks in opponent's argument's.
REBUTTAL
REBUTTAL
Debate, without rebuttals, would merely be a series of speeches with no relation to each other. Like ships passing in the night, there will be no clash, no conflict and ultimately, no debate. Rebuttal, like argumentation, is one of the foundations of debate. What is rebuttal then? It is a speaker saying that an opponent's argument is not valid and showing why it is not valid. If argument is about building logic links in a case, then rebuttal is about the breaking of these links.
STEPS
TODAY'S ASSIGNMENT
Consider your opponent's affirmative and negative case. Anticipate the main points/reasons for each case.
AS A GROUP, prepare to discredit these main points/ reasons w/logic and evidence.
A reminder - Person A will refute/rebut the affirmative case. Person B will refute/rebut the negative case.