Bonus Debater Gifts

"Would you stop referring to my bonus as 'Loot'!"

"O.K., O.K., people - we're not workshopping these, they're already set in stone."

"I really miss being in a committed relationship, Randy." "Which part do you miss most?" "Having someone disagree with you over what you're going to eat, or over what TV shows you're going to watch? Or do you miss having to account for how you spend your time? Or having to explain why you bought yourself something awesome without first getting permission?" "Mostly I miss the back rubs. They don't ask you to wash the dishes first at massage parlors."

Dialogue

'It wasn't long before Larry realized his calling as a lawyer whisperer...'

Changing Minds

"Now that's a win."

'HA Ha! One good idea doesn't make a genius!'

"Strawman argument terrorises conversation... News at eleven."

'It's a senior management position. We need someone who can listen politely, and then say no.'

"Mainstream? Who's to say what's mainstream?"

Always Compatible

"I don't think Dawson understands the concept behind the 'Talking Stick.'"

The Church of DanaeDanaeism: 'And let such sacrilege go uncontested? Never! I demand equal time for alternate explanations of things.'

'I'm terribly worried, Doctor - he doesn't talk back to Bill O'Reilly any more.'

"On the contrary, Bosworth, it's YOU who has lost all perspective."

"Ever notice how grateful people are when you present them with facts contrary to their beliefs?"

Oz Debating Society. You can't refute everything I say just by call it a "straw man" argument.

'I'm now going to open the floor to questions.'

"You might want to save that for your blog."

Debating Society. I can accept that money is speech as long as we can agree that some spending is like yelling fire in a theater.

A bunch of global warming skeptics want to join eco club. It's a school organization. You have to let them in. But they just want to harass us with selective facts! Today: Eco club. So? Debate is good. You have :An Inconvenient Truth" to counter their arguments. Oh. Great. Now we'll have to read it.

Like Minded

And now, for a rebuttal.

Sermon - why our religion is really better than yours.

Global warming debate.

Today on the Ask Sadie Show, we'll be addressing one single topic: Wondering. In my day, when a body said I wonder why dust bunnies are called dust bunnies, it led to all sorts of delightful speculation. We could while away hours debating whether it was a marketing ploy by big broom ... or whether it dated back to Napoleon, who had a fetish for dirty rabbits. And if we were lucky, opinions could get so heated that fisticuffs would ensue. Wondering is just one of many lovely human experiences utt

If You Can't Beat Them

The last word.

'My opponent hates cats.'

Nearly a third of the earth's life-forms have gone extinct. Cut! Stop with all the facts. This is debate club! But we're using a cable tv talk show format! What should I say? Unsupported opinions

John Newman

Approved Debate Questions

'No, please, go on. It's so refreshing to talk to someone with an entirely different point of view.'

Debate Club Note