True, but the successful debaters in my experience are the ones who can construct both sides of an argument in order to pre-empt and account for possible responses.
This isn’t necessarily just a binary for/against disinction but considering better ways to acheive the same goal and possible unintended consequence.
[Speaking as an active participant of the UK universities competitive debating circuit, though I acknowledge that makes me prone to rationalise in its favour]
Hmmm this just made me think that debate clubs deliberately teach the opposite of this skill.
True, but the successful debaters in my experience are the ones who can construct both sides of an argument in order to pre-empt and account for possible responses.
This isn’t necessarily just a binary for/against disinction but considering better ways to acheive the same goal and possible unintended consequence.
[Speaking as an active participant of the UK universities competitive debating circuit, though I acknowledge that makes me prone to rationalise in its favour]
And at least in Britain and Ireland they provide disproportionate numbers of future lawyers and politicians.