Lecture: Persuasion Theory and Debate Practice

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I delivered this talk as the opening lecture for World Debate Institute Asia held at Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea in August 2006.

I wanted to integrate current persuasion research, wherever possible in a sensical way, to modern debate procedure and practice. The result seemed to be to spark additional ideas on the part of some members of the audience, who talked about developing some surveys to test some of my ideas. The students also rated the lecture highly in post WDI Asia evaluations. My thanks to old time Cal State Fullerton coach and my former office mate in graduate school, Bob Gass, for his excellent book (above) that can be found online at http://www.amazon.com/Persuasion-Social-Influence-Compliance-Gaining/dp/0205462162/sr=1-1/qid=1157048416/ref=sr_1_1/103-3908823-9213403?ie=UTF8&s=books . I am strongly advising serious debate folks to have a look at it.

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