Refute This!
Relaxation
Candles are THE MOST relaxing thing to use to decompress after a long day
Phones
It should prohibited to not allow students to have their phones in class (no phone cubbies)
Pets
Every child should be required to have some kind of pet between the ages of 4-12
Kids Books
Side: The Cat in the Hat should be required reading in elementary school.
All thoughts must be backed by what?
EVIDENCE!!!
Dress Code
Faculty at LHS should enforce a strict blue and yellow uniform dress code policy in 2023.
Your bed
Why is making your bed so important?
Cereal
Cereal IS a soup!!
Barbie
Name ONE way to hook your audience into your speech
Anecdote, questions, stats, story, etc...
Kids
Kids these days need to stay out of the way and focus on school RATHER THAN the real world
Celebrities
Celebrities should NOT be allowed to have social media.
Movies
Children are desensitized to gun violence by movies and television
Fishies
Side: Fish ARE IN FACT the BEST pet
Giving introduction statements
Jobs
All students should have an after-school job or internship.
Dual-School
Students should have dual schooling process where some weeks they stay at home and some weeks they come to school.
Teaching
Students should be taught how to do make wise financial decisions starting in middle school.
Life out There
Side: There must be life beyond just Earth.
What you should you be arguing (hint: instead of ideas, argue___)
Ideas!
Drinking Age
The drinking age should be 18
Gun Laws
Why would stricter gun laws help America?
Climate Change
Climate change is one of the greatest threats facing humanity today.
Student debt
Side: All student loan debt should be abolished
What constitutes good evidence for debate?
(Answers will vary) Counterarguments, from a credible source, varies in rhetorical devices and vocabulary, concise and on topic.