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posted 1 year ago by Gazerbeam 1 year ago by Gazerbeam +70 / -0

At High School Debates, Debate Is No Longer Allowed

At national tournaments, judges are making their stances clear: students who argue ‘capitalism can reduce poverty’ or ‘Israel has a right to defend itself’ will lose—no questions asked.

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– Yashimata 12 points 1 year ago +12 / -0

I think the magic word is 'can', not that it's likely.

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– fauxgnaws 2 points 1 year ago +2 / -0

But it can't happen because the internet has divided people into those who research and those who repeat.

So any actual debate is now between an informed, rational side and an ignorant irrational one, for example is mainstream media trustworthy, whereas classically the debate was over which side had a better argument not which had one at all.

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