Debate - World Schools - NATO is an outdated institution

Debate - World Schools - NATO is an outdated institution from Alfred Snider on Vimeo.

This debate took place at the World Schools Debate Academy, held in Zrece, Slovenia during July 2009. This debate was a demonstration, pitting students against faculty, in a good-natured exploration of what debating can and should be.

This House believes that NATO is an outdated institution.

Proposition: Monica Sobocan, Damjan Denkovsky and Zan Zveplan. (Slovenia)
Opposition: Alfred Snider (USA), Rhydian Morgan (UK), David Register (USA)

No vote was taken.

World Schools Debate Academy
debate.uvm.edu/wsda.html

Video by Alfred Snider
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Lecture - World Schools - Opposition - Snider

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This lecture covers opposition strategy, including refutation and new opposition arguments. This lecture was delivered at the World Schools Debate Academy held in Zrece, Slovenia during July 2009. The lecturer is Alfred Snider of the University of Vermont.

World Schools Debate Academy
debate.uvm.edu/wsda.html

Video by Alfred Snider
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Debate - WUDC - Subsidize Print Journalism - Serbia Summer Camp

Debate - WUDC - Subsidize Print Journalism - Serbia Summer Camp from Alfred Snider on Vimeo.

A demonstration debate held at the Serbia Summer Debate Camp in Divcibare, Serbia held in July 2009. The debate is in the WUDC format.

This House would have the state subsidize print journalism.

First prop: Milan Vignevic & Marko Cirovic
First opp: Alfred Snider & Rhydian Morgan
Second Prop: Goran Jankuloski & Pedga
Second Opp: Daina Pusic & Borna Sor

Serbia Summer Debate Camp
globaldebateblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/serbia-summer-debate-camp-concludes.html

Video by Alfred Snider
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Lecture - World Schools - Argument Quality - Dobranic

Lecture - World Schools - Argument Quality - Dobranic from Alfred Snider on Vimeo.

This is a lecture about how to increase the quality of arguments in the world schools debate format. The lecture was delivered at the World Schools Debate Academy held in Zrece, Slovenia during July 2009. The lecture is delivered by Filip Dobranic of the University of Ljubljana. Filip was twice the world's top EFL speaker at the WSDC.

World Schools Debate Academy
debate.uvm.edu/wsda.html

Video by Alfred Snider
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Lecture - World Schools - Proposition - Morgan

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This is a lecture about proposition debating theory and practice in the world schools debate format. The lecture was delivered at the World Schools Debate Academy held in Zrece, Slovenia during July 2009. The lecture is delivered by Rhydian Morgan of Stylus Communication.

World Schools Debate Academy
debate.uvm.edu/wsda.html

Video by Alfred Snider
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Lecture - World Schools - Argumentation - Register

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This is a lecture about argumentation theory and practice in the world schools debate format. The lecture was delivered at the World Schools Debate Academy held in Zrece, Slovenia during July 2009. The lecture is delivered by David Register of the University of Vermont.

World Schools Debate Academy
debate.uvm.edu/wsda.html

Video by Alfred Snider
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Lecture - World Schools - Style - Morgan

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This lecture about style in debate was given at the World Schools Debate Academy held in Zrece, Slovenia in July 2009. The lecturer is Rhydian Morgan of Stylus Communications.

World Schools Debate Academy
debate.uvm.edu/wsda.html

Video by Alfred Snider
debate.uvm.edu

Lecture - World Schools - Points of Information - Snider

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A lecture delivered at the World Schools Debate Academy in Zrece, Slovenia in July 2009. The lecture covers strategy and do's and don'ts for points of information. The speaker is Alfred Snider of the University of Vermont.

World Schools Debate Academy
debate.uvm.edu/wsda.html

Video by Alfred Snider
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Debate - WUDC - Elections & Diplomacy

Debate - WUDC - Elections & Diplomacy from Alfred Snider on Vimeo.

This is a demonstration debate that took place at the Slovenian Summer Debate Camp held near Rogla, Slovenia in July 2009. The debate is in the WUDC format.

First Proposition: Simon Tertnik, Anna Kerr
First Opposition: Maja Cimerman, Filip Dobranic
Second Proposition: Alfred Snider, Vanja Vrecic
Second Opposition: Zan Zveplan, Barbara Zitek

This House would recognize winners of any elections as acceptable political partners.

The winner by audience vote was the second proposition team, Snider & Vrecic.

Lecture - World Schools - Public Speaking - Register

Lecture - World Schools - Public Speaking - Register from Alfred Snider on Vimeo.

This is a lecture that was delivered at the World Schools Debate Academy held in Zrece, Slovenia in July 2009. The lecturer is David Register from the University of Vermont. This lecture is useful for all debaters, especially new debaters as well as for experienced ones.

World Schools Debate Academy
debate.uvm.edu/wsda.html

Video by Alfred Snider
debate.uvm.edu

Debate - World Schools - Religion vs. Multiculturalism - WSDA Finals

Debate - World Schools - Religion vs. Multiculturalism - WSDA Finals from Alfred Snider on Vimeo.

This debate is the final round of the World Schools Debate Academy held in Zrece, Slovenia in July 2009. It is in the world schools debate format.

This House believes that religion is the greatest barrier to multiculturalism.

Proposition: Zan Zveplan, Monica Sobacan, Damjan Denkovsky

Opposition: Vanja Vrecic, Barbara Zitek, Tamara Juricic

The decision was for the proposition team.

World Schools Debate Academy
debate.uvm.edu/wsda.html

Video by Alfred Snider
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Debate - World Schools - International Adoption - Croatia vs. Slovenia

Debate - World Schools - International Adoption - Croatia vs. Slovenia from Alfred Snider on Vimeo.

The semifinal round at the World Schools Debate Academy tournament in Zrece, Slovenia in July 2009. The debate is in the world schools format.

This House would oppose international adoption.

Proposition - Croatia: Ema Karwelic, Nives Orlic and Matea Tomasic
Opposition - Slovenia: Vanja Vrecic, Barbara Zitek and Tamara Juricic.

Decision was for Slovenia.

World Schools Debate Academy
http://debate.uvm.edu/wdas.html

Video by Alfred Snider
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Lecture - World Schools - Reply Speeches - Cimerman

Lecture - World Schools - Reply Speeches - Cimerman from Alfred Snider on Vimeo.

This lecture on the function and strategy of reply speeches was given by Maja Cimerman at the World Schools Debate Academy held in Zrece, Slovenia in July 2009. Maja was a former World Schools EFL world champion for Slovenia and now attends the University of Ljubljana.

World Schools Debate Academy information at
debate.uvm.edu/wsda.html

Video by Alfred Snider

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Lecture - World Schools - Third Speeches - Dobranic

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This lecture about third speeches in the WSDC format was given by Filip Dobranic at the World Schools Debate Academy in Zrece, Slovenia in July 2009. Filip was twice top EFL speaker at the World Schools Debating Championship.

Video by Alfred Snider

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Lecture - Background - Capitalism - Morgan

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A lecture given at the World Schools Debate Academy held in Zrece, Slovenia in July 2009. The lecturer is international debate trainer Rhydian Morgan of Stylus Communication.

Video by Alfred Snider

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Lecture - World Schools - Motion Interpretation - Snider

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Lecture - World Schools - Motion Interpretation Part 2 from Alfred Snider on Vimeo.

This lecture was delivered at the Slovenia Debate Summer School held near Rogla, Slovenia, in July 2009. The lecture discusses the different types of motions and how they should be interpreted in world schools debating format.

Alfred Snider is the Edwin W. Lawrence Professor of Forensics at the University of Vermont.

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Debate - NPDA - Japan - Ban Mobile Phones for Minors

This is a debate held at Kyushu University as a part of the U.S. exchange debate tour of 2009. The debate topic is: The Japanese Government should ban minors from owning mobile phones. The debate is conducted in a North American Parliamentary format, and ends with comments and questions from Prof. Inoue of Kyushu University and Prof. Llano of St. John's University, New York.

From Steve Llano, St. John's University, New York

Debate - Japan - East West Semifinal - Equal Pay

This is one of the Semifinal debates held at the East-West Debate tournament, Tokyo June 2009. The motion: The Japanese Government should encourage companies to introduce equal pay for equal work. This debate is in Japanese policy debate style, or "academic debate."

Video from Steve Llano, St. John's University, New York

Debate - Japan - Worker Dispatching

This is a demonstration debate in the National Japanese High School Format (4 v 4) on the topic of banning "worker dispatching," which is called in the U.S. and U.K. "temping." Participating in this debate are the two US-Japan exchange debaters for 2009.

From Steve Llano, St. John's University

Debate - Japan - Allow for Work Sharing

A debate between the 2009 US - Japan Exchange debaters and members of the Japanese Businessperson's Debate Federation (JBDF), a club for those who work in business and want to improve their debate and English sklls. The topic is: The Japanese government should allow for work sharing.

Video from Steve Llano of St. John's University, New York