Debater Gifts

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

Dialogue

"And now I'll open up the floor to softballs."

'Thanks. Great political discussion.'

Debate Club Note

Danae's Debating Career: 'I'm practicing argument-winning techniques...all that matters is the appearance of winning it.'

Speaker and crowd 'Think for yourself!', 'MAKE me!'

'How humiliating! I got shot down by my own talking points!'

Speech Bubble Arguments

Hot air ballon, but with the ballon replaced by a thought bubble.

And now, for a rebuttal.

'...and taking the opposing view, on leave from his sentence at the state prison...'

"I stand corrected. There ARE such things as stupid questions."

'I know when I'm not wanted.'

'The voters must never know we agree on ANYTHING. They'll throw us both out!'

"I know absolutely nothing about that subject, but I will give you my opinion."

Giant 'NO' with a small man holding a 'Yes',

Point A

Cockfight of words

"We're TV pundits debating the issues."

"I found the old format much more exciting."

"Well, I'm an expert on communication!"

"...and they're just the moderators!"

Opening arguments would begin after the intimidation round.

Ok. I'll join the debate club if we can do some eco topics. Like what? Like what to do about the extinction of earth's diverse life-forms. O-kay. Since were just starting to build our ratings, let's tweak it. I've got it. "The extinction of America's diverse auto forms"! The disappearance of the Hummer! It's a tragedy.

You Can't Argue With The Facts!

Media Hell

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

You conservative dunce! You socialist ignoramus. Blue. Debate club. Red. Dittohead! Liberal fruitcake! Time's up! The winner of this school's tv talk show style debate is team red! Is that a cell phone? No. Decibel meter. Ungha! Ungha!! Ungh!!!

"A burrito with eggs eating in the evening or one with beef and beans eaten in the morning, which has a stronger claim to the name"breakfast burrito'?" This debate is not focusing on the questions that are important to me.

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

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

Put away your weapons and sharpen your tongues - it's the diatribe.

Condi Rice for President

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