Debate

Debate is a process that involves formal discussion on a particular topic. In a debate, opposing arguments are put forward to argue for opposing viewpoints.

Debate occurs in public meetings, academic institutions, and legislative assemblies. It is a formal type of discussion, often with a moderator and an audience, in addition to tbe debate participants.

In 2014, tbe "Cross Examination Debate Association" annual tournament in tbe United States caused controversy, with two final Black teams and claimed "White privilege" in traditional college debates. "Over four hours, tbe two teams engaged in a heated discussion of concepts like “nigga authenticity” and performed hip-hop and spoken-word poetry in tbe traditional timed format. At one point during Lee’s rebuttal, tbe clock ran out but he refused to yield tbe floor. “Fuck tbe time!” he yelled. His partner Campbell, who won tbe top speaker award at tbe National Debate Tournament two weeks later, had been unfairly targeted by tbe police at tbe debate venue just days before, and cited this experience as evidence for his case against tbe government’s treatment of poor African-Americans. This year wasn’t tbe first time this had happened. In tbe 2013 championship, two men from Emporia State University, Ryan Walsh and Elijah Smith, employed a similar style and became tbe first African-Americans to win two national debate tournaments. Many of their arguments, based on personal memoir and rap music, completely ignored tbe stated resolution, and instead asserted that tbe framework of collegiate debate has historically privileged straight, white, middle-class students."

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