Transcript debate 1-2 - Homan has Classes

January 7, 2016
DEBATE 1-2
SWBAT: break new
resolution
New Topic Announced
Topic Area: Energy Security
Resolved: The United States
federal government should adopt a
carbon tax.
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resolution
January 7, 2016
SWBAT: break new
resolution
DEBATE 1-2
Resolved: The United States
federal government should adopt
a carbon tax
Unpack the
resolution
January 7, 2016
SWBAT: break new
resolution
DEBATE 1-2
Resolved: The United States
federal government should adopt
a carbon tax
United States = does it matter
that we’re ONLY talking about
the US? Why? Why the US?
I assume b/c we set the trend, but I’d
look at some other countries to see
what they do for CLIMATE CHANGE Unpack the
resolution
January 7, 2016
SWBAT: break new
resolution
DEBATE 1-2
Resolved: The United States
federal government should adopt
a carbon tax
federal government = is there a
reason FEDERAL, not state?
Do any
states have a good policy in place? If it’s a federal mandate, who is affected? Let’s assume
big business. Let’s also assume some major manufacturers are not supporting this idea. Go
back in history to find information about air pollution laws and who fought. Also, find out
how corporations wiggle out of complying to time-tables
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resolution
January 7, 2016
SWBAT: break new
resolution
DEBATE 1-2
Resolved: The United States
federal government should adopt
a carbon tax
Should= doesn’t have to? What if
we don’t?
You should look at environmental studies over the past
5/10/15/20 years. Look at the polar ice cap information.
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resolution
January 7, 2016
SWBAT: break new
resolution
DEBATE 1-2
Resolved: The United States
federal government should adopt
a carbon tax
adopt a carbon tax=find out what
that means.
I assume carbon = air, I assume it hits big business. Look into the
pollution in China last month. Look into what states in the US have
emission regulations in place, who does the most polluting. Are car
manufacturers affected? Gas companies?
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resolution
January 7, 2016
DEBATE 1-2
SWBAT: break new
resolution
Resolved: The United States federal government
should adopt a carbon tax.
Pro
I am for the resolution–
“If we don’t adopt a carbon
tax…”
“There are benefits to a
carbon tax here in the
US…here they are…”
Con
I am against the
resolution—
“we disagree, it’s not just us
in the US…”
“There are more negatives
than positives to being the
leader in climate change…”
“There are no benefits”
January 7, 2016
SWBAT: break new
resolution
DEBATE 1-2
Debate.org can give overview for those who are
panicking—BUT DON’T BE A BABY
You have no formal teams
yet—
you are pulling
information for yourself
right now
I would be using these terms first for the
overviews
“climate change”
“energy security”
“Obama/climate change”
“US carbon emissions”
You should be searching here:
Opposing Viewpoints
Google Scholar
EBSCO
DEBATE 1-2
Websites I have come across with “debate” type information
• CATO – libertarian (CATO refers to itself as being “marketliberal”), supporters of small government on both economic
and social issues. Website located at www.cato.org
• Progressive Policy Institute – “third way” approach to policy
issues, adapting the nation’s progressive traditions to the
realities of the Information Age (from the group’s website).
They are connected to the Democratic Leadership Council,
which represents the modernist and often centrist wing of the
Democratic Party. Website located at www.ppionline.org
DEBATE 1-2
Websites I have come across with “debate” type information
• Heritage Foundation – this group is your traditional
conservative policy organization, along the lines of what
one might call the mainstream Republican Party.
Website found at www.heritage.org
• American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) – civil libertarians,
generally not taking stands on economic issues. The
ACLU’s advocacy of civil liberties takes place through both
the legislature and the courts and they base their defense
of those ideas on the Bill of Rights.
Website at www.aclu.org
October 29, 2015
SWBAT: look for
weaknesses in arguments
DEBATE 1-2
Websites I have come across with “debate” type information
• Brookings Institute – self-identified as nonpartisan, the
Brookings Institute specializes in economics, foreign policy,
issues of governance, and metropolitan policy (cities).
Website accessed through either www.brook.edu
or www.brookings.edu
• Center on Budget and Policy Priorities – liberal but focused
primarily on economic policy as it affects lower and middleincome individuals. Website located at www.cbpp.org
• People for the American Way – founded to counteract the
rise of the Christian right in America, focused primarily on
social and civil liberty issues.
Website located at www.pfaw.org
DEBATE 1-2
Resolution
Your side
When you create
outline…
Stipulations?
I. Contention 1/ (Big Idea 1)
1. what is the argument?
a. what is the support for that argument? Where from?
(1) is there more to the argument? Facts/figures?
2. is there another support for the same argument?
a. what is the support for that argument? Where from?
(1) is there more to the argument? Facts/figures?
II. Contention 2/ (Big Idea 2)
III. Contention 3/ (Big Idea 3)