Focus of topics for the class will be:

This course is a ten week course: Week 1: Introduction to basic Public Speaking and the All-Asians format, specifically the Prime Minister speech. Week 2: Leader of Opposition speech, rudimentary Argumentation, and elements of rebuttal. Week 3: Linking arguments, the Deputy Prime Minister, Deputy Leader of Opposition, the Whip Speeches, and the Reply. Week 4: Arguing the key issues, what will win the debate, and proper Rebuttals along with Adjudication. Week 5: Putting it all together, the Comparative Debate and running the Negative Case. Week 6: Morality debates and running the Hard Case along with Proper Oral Adjudication. Week 7: Value Debates: This House Regrets Week 8: Running the Principle and Mechanism Model Simultaneously as a Soft Case. Week 9: Introduction to British Parliamentary Debate Week 10: Running a proper British Parliamentary Debate.