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welcome to this cutie youtube video

about practical debating arguments

in this video we will cover what a

practical argument is and when to use them

them

basic structure overview of content and

tips and tricks

let's move on now to talking about what

in debating first and second speakers

generally have two points in their speeches

speeches

a practical point is an argument that

supports your side of the topic

by focusing on the practical outcomes of

the debate

a good practical point will aim to

convince the adjudicator of a specific

positive outcome for your side of the

topic or a specific harm for the other

side of the topic

often you will aim to do both

a practical argument focuses on outcomes

whereas a principled argument focuses on

morals and competing priorities

intubating the first speaker will often

have a principled argument as say 1.1

to help frame the debate and the rest of

the points will be practical

however there is no strict rule

regarding how many practical or

practical points have four key

components point label

explanation supporting evidence and a

link back to the topic

you may have heard this explained in the

the point label is a sentence which

briefly explains what you are going to

prove in the point

a good point label should refer to the

specific impact you are going to address

rather than just saying something vague

like harms

for example for the topic that we should

ban single-use plastic

the point label that single-use plastics

cause waterway pollution

is better than the point title

the next step is to explain why your

point is correct

this section of your point is the most

important and longest component

when trying to explain your point make

sure that you are credible and concise

compare your side of the debate to what

would happen in the other team's world

and explain why your argument is important

important

also always remember to say how and why

something happens

rather than just asserting that it is

true for example

instead of saying single-use plastics

kill animals so we have to ban them

it is more persuasive to explain that

single-use plastics can find their way

into waterways were not disposed of

correctly and pollute the ocean

leading animals to ingest these items

evidence can also help to strengthen

your argument for example you might add

to that argument by stating

that over 100 000 marine animals are

killed by plastic bags alone annually

with one in three leatherback sea

turtles found with plastic bags in their stomach

stomach

when supporting your argument with

evidence it is important to explain the

significance of your examples or evidence

evidence

draw upon reliable sources and make sure

that you're not using personal examples

the final step is to conclude your

argument by linking it back to the topic

for example you would conclude by

stating because of the unacceptable

harms to marine life

we must then single use plastic now that

you have a good understanding of the

fundamental structure

let's talk about the content of an

apart from the basic peel structure it

can be helpful to structure the

explanation component of your speech

around some key questions

these might include context questions

such as what is the world like right now

or what is the problem we are trying to

address mechanism questions

like how would we change the world if we

adopted our side of the debate

or how would the world change if the

opposition adopted their side of the debate

debate

outcome questions like what would happen

as a result of that

and impact questions such as why would

we care about this

now let's bring it all together to my

first point that we should ban

single-use plastic as it causes waterway pollution

pollution

if we take the example of our point

about banning single-use plastic

it might look a bit like this at the

moment the problem is that 8 million

metric tons

of plastic enter the ocean every year

plastic items such as bags and straws

can confuse sea life as they resemble food

food

leading animals to ingest these items

and tragically die

this dire situation has resulted in over

one hundred thousand

marine animals being killed by plastic

bags alone annually

with one and three leatherback sea

turtles found with plastic bags in their stomach

stomach

by banning single-use plastic we would

get rid of forty percent of the plastic

disposed of every year

and eliminate the plastic that is most

likely to be disposed of incorrectly

meaning that less plastic will be in the ocean

ocean

as a result we will help keep marine

life healthy and safe as there'll be

less plastic in the ocean

this is important because animals

deserve to have a safe place to live

and marine biodiversity is essential for

key industries such as tourism and fishing

fishing

for example over 14 nations have already

banned single-use plastics

resulting in huge benefits to their

marine wildlife these nations include china

china

colombia rwanda zimbabwe samoa and bangladesh

bangladesh

as these nations demonstrate there are

viable alternatives to single-use

plastic and single-use plastic

can be banned because of the

unacceptable harms to marine life we

must ban single-use plastic

now for some final tips number one make

sure that your point label explains what

you were going to prove

number two explain the logic

underpinning your arguments

rather than just relying on examples and

number three

explain how and why something happens or

is important

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we encourage you to check out our video

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