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Course Schedule* - Winter 2018
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TOPIC |
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1/8 |
Introduction to Course & Syllabus Review Welcome to Argumentation & Debate |
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1/9 |
Introduction to Academic Debate Critical Thinking |
Read: Chapter 1 |
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1/10 |
Argumentation, Fallacies, Reasoning
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Read: Chapter 2 Due: HW #1 (Topics) |
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1/15** |
*** No Class - MLK, Jr. Day *** |
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1/16 |
Delivery |
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1/17 |
Quiz #1 (Chapters 1,2, in-class) Intro to IPDA Debate |
Due: HW #2 (IPDA Debate) Read: Chapter 3 |
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1/22 |
Intro to Fact Debating |
READ: Chapter 4A Due: Paper #1 |
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1/23 |
Fact Debate Practice Day |
Due: Aff & Neg Case 1 |
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1/24 |
Fact Debates, Day 1 |
Due: Aff & Neg Case 2 |
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1/29 |
Fact Debates, Day 2 |
Due: Aff & Neg Case 3 |
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1/30 |
Intro to Value Debating |
Read: Chapter 4B |
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1/31 |
Value Debate Practice day |
Due: Aff & Neg Case 4 |
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2/5 |
Value Debates, Day 1 |
Due: Aff & Neg Case 5 |
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2/6 |
Value Debates, Day 2 |
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2/7 |
Quiz #2 (Ch 3, 4A, 4B, in-class) Intro to Policy Debating |
Read: Chapter 4C |
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2/12 |
Policy Debate Practice Day |
DUE: Aff & Neg Case 6 |
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2/13 |
Policy Debate, Day 1 |
DUE: Aff & Neg Case 7 |
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2/14 |
Policy Debate, Day 2 Final Paper |
DUE: Paper #2 |
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*Schedule subject to change. Changes will be announced on website.
| Last Updated: 6/3/19 |
