Monday, May 24, 2010
Randall vs. John
First debaters take on the first challenges. Although John delivered two arguments they were hard to follow at times due to lack of organization. Randall's opening argument was definitely more organized but even he needs to be more clear as to what the 3 arguments are. Definitely state your reasons upfront and then go into each one separately. The cross examination was definitely John's strength today. He challenged the idea that Africans were being "saved" from tribal warfare and pointed the blame at those engaged in the slave trade. Didn't the trade work because of the trade of guns? This is a brilliant counter argument. Randall was successful at weaving himself out of the corner and provided additional evidence and explanation to back up issues that were brought up throughout the debate. Congratulations to both debaters, it is not easy going first, and Randall for the first win. Hopefully Wednesday's debaters will appear with typed, outlined speeches. This effected today's debates.
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i was a judge today and i think they both could use better organization and preparation. Randall with cross examination and john just with his whole speech. I agree that Randall provided plenty of evidence while john provided little. In the beginning John had weak arguments, and at the rebuttal he strengthened it by providing my details/evidence. I think John could have utilized his time better, while Randall used all of his time. all together it was a close call, but i think they both did a good job.
ReplyDeletei agree with u Brasof,Randell was more organized
ReplyDeletehowever he needed to be much more fluent in his deliberation while making some really good points i could barley understand him. however overall thid was a great frist debate
I felt both debaters were unprepared. They both had few arguments and less evidence to support them. I do however believe this debate was a good example of what not to do. Randell in the end took the victory only because of more evidence although it was not much, and his organazation was more orderly. I want to see John be more together when he debates Steven Gibbs.
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ReplyDeleteTo start off with our first debaters, i think they did really good! I could tell it was hard for them but I felt there were some errors or missing points during their debates. John did a pretty good job telling us his reasons and evidence, but it would be much better if he could speak louder. As for Randall, Some of his reasons were not being supported with evidence. Overall, you guys did a really good job during the rebuttal and everything else. =]
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