Discovering the world through debate
Subtitle: a practical guide to educational debate for debaters, coaches and judges
By: Robert Trapp ... [et al.] ; with the assistance of Judith K. Bowker.
Contributors: Trapp, Robert.; Driscoll, William, 1955-
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: International Debate Education Association; Brand: International Debate Education Association
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 184
Subjects: Debates and debating.
Description: "Discovering the World through Debate provides a practical guide to educational debate in an international setting. It offers a comprehensive introduction to the Karl Popper debate format and presents in-depth, step-by-step information on how to prepare and run a debate event."

"The third edition has been completely revised and expanded to meet the needs of students who are ready to progress to new and more complex levels of argumentation and debate. New chapters on argumentation promote a more complete examination of the process of argument construction and provide a thorough discussion of constructing arguments for and against various kinds of debate propositions. As in previous editions, the book presents practical illustrations to help users understand complex concepts."--Jacket.
Notes: Rev. ed. of: Discovering the world through debate : a practical guide to educational debate for debaters, coaches, and judges / by William Driscoll and Joseph P. Zompetti. Rev. and enl. ed. 2003.