The event brought together
debaters from across universities in Faisalabad.
Additionally, Gaffar was declared the second-best
debater in the world.
As such, some of the younger AJHS
Debaters had the additional challenge of facing students much older than them.
The
debaters were given 15 minutes to prepare for each topic, before delivering five-minute speeches against their opponents.
Four
debaters from Oak Hill School in Eugene also competed at the national championships: Laurel Eddins, Emma Rosander, Conrad Sproul and Beau Taylor-Ladd.
Proceeds raised by the event will contribute towards travel and accommodation costs for the four young
debaters heading to the World Schools Debating Championships in Singapore this month.
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debaters had already decided before the programme that the agenda would be: Germany would not be the leaders of a European army and the French were currently in no position nancially to do anything militarily.
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The personalities of the
debaters inevitably affects how audiences perceive the message, possibly giving Salmond the advantage.
He continued: "I was also particularly impressed with the four competition
debaters, who delivered concise, well-rounded arguments for both sides of the motions on Birmingham's HS2 line and devolution across the UK; two highlyrelevant and significant topics.
This conception of "debate as sport" is shared by modern-day
debaters (Thompson 2010), as well as actors who just play
debaters in movies (Kent 2007).
The
debaters are trying to find ways to stir the spirit of youth through innovations and find systems that can be implemented to get them more involved in their own development to become more involved in their communities," said UNEP ozone protection compliance assistance programme team member Khalid Klaly.
