Discipline Debater Prints

"Father would be much happier if you wouldn't."

'Don't I even get to enter a plea?'

"You wouldn't smack the new underclass would you nanny?"

A headmaster in the stocks covered in rotten eggs.

Verbal Orders

I will not chew gum in class, even sugarless....

'Yes, but the ideological notion that striking a child isn't justified under any circumstances contradicts thousands of years of parenting experience.'

'If kids have to be raised properly, does that hurt?'

'No Billy! I am not ready to see you yet!'

"My children are so out of control!! I don't know what to do!"

Dialogue

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

"Now that's a win."

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

Changing Minds

'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?"

'I know it's controversial, but my calculations prove beyond doubt that a nod is BETTER than a wink.'

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

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

"You can't offend me. I never mix religion or politics with reality."

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

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

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

"In this one, references to everything have been deleted."

Like Minded

'This firm is committed to diversity -- I have yes-men, si-men, ja-men, oui-men, da-men, hai-men....'

'Yeah? -- Well, there's a thin line between being a strict constructionist and being a stupid jerk!'

And now, for a rebuttal.

'Is there a God? God knows...'

Sermon - why our religion is really better than yours.

The last word.

Global warming debate.

"Let's just drop it, Andrew, and leave it to future historians to decide which of us was right."

Approved Debate Questions