Sample Debate for Refutation

Debate - WUDC - Finals 2010 Turkey - Media Should Show Horrors of War from Alfred Snider on Vimeo.

Many say that this was one of the best finals in history. Watch it and decide for yourself.

Motion:
This House believes that the media should show the full horror of war.

1P Harvard A
1O London School of Economics
2P Oxford A
2O Sydney A

Sydney A wins on a 7-2 vote.

Video by Alfred Snider
http://debate.uvm.edu

Exercise:

• Think about the motion as if you are first opposition team.
• Think about their possible major argument.
• Listen to the first proposition speech. 
• Think about how you can refute.
• Deliver a three minute refutation.
• Then explain what your goals were.