Next, we worked together to create a list of possible defenses we could use during the debate for each argument against us. We knew we couldn't predict every argument that would be thrown at us, but we tried to think of as many as we could. This was tough because...
I'm so glad that we had prepared some defenses before the debate, because our thoughts were better organized than if we just had to come up with them on the spot. I feel that our three strongest defenses were:
Sometimes just creating a list like this can be helpful, even if it is not used during the debate because the process of making the list can help us better understand our positions. This list helped us during the debate because...
There was at least one argument during the debate that we weren't prepared for. We wish we had prepared a defense for...
I'm so glad that we had prepared some defenses before the debate, because our thoughts were better organized than if we just had to come up with them on the spot. I feel that our three strongest defenses were:
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Sometimes just creating a list like this can be helpful, even if it is not used during the debate because the process of making the list can help us better understand our positions. This list helped us during the debate because...
There was at least one argument during the debate that we weren't prepared for. We wish we had prepared a defense for...