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TDS 7-Mar-2017 - Explanation of the process for a regular debate.mp4

TDS 7-Mar-2017 - Explanation of the process for a regular debate.mp4

John Lennon was more talented than Mozart

John Lennon was more talented than Mozart

TDS Edward Snowden is a Patriot 3 May 2016

TDS Edward Snowden is a Patriot 3 May 2016

TDS 19 Apr 2016 BITR The Early Years of Love Are Best

TDS 19 Apr 2016 BITR The Early Years of Love Are Best

Women spend too much time

Women spend too much time

Expansion of the Billy Bishop Airport will benefit Toronto (Debate)

Expansion of the Billy Bishop Airport will benefit Toronto (Debate)

Canada should not be involved in military action against ISIS (Debate)

Canada should not be involved in military action against ISIS (Debate)

There should be a maximum wage (Debate)

There should be a maximum wage (Debate)

Capital punishment should be banned (Debate)

Capital punishment should be banned (Debate)

Ebola is the new AIDS (Debate)

Ebola is the new AIDS (Debate)

There is nothing wrong with GMO food products (Debate)

There is nothing wrong with GMO food products (Debate)

Voting age should be 21 (Debate)

Voting age should be 21 (Debate)

Mandatory sabbatical year every seven years (Debate)

Mandatory sabbatical year every seven years (Debate)

Fictional TV is better than reality TV (Debate)

Fictional TV is better than reality TV (Debate)

Spare the rod and spoil the child (Debate)

Spare the rod and spoil the child (Debate)

An apple a day keeps the doctor away (Debate)

An apple a day keeps the doctor away (Debate)

A burger is better than a pizza (Debate)

A burger is better than a pizza (Debate)

We should not contact alien civilizations (Comedy Debate)

We should not contact alien civilizations (Comedy Debate)

E-cigarettes are a healthy alternative to smoking (Debate)

E-cigarettes are a healthy alternative to smoking (Debate)

Big box stores don't belong downtown (Cross-exam Debate)

Big box stores don't belong downtown (Cross-exam Debate)

Toronto needs a war on the car (Random Roles Debate)

Toronto needs a war on the car (Random Roles Debate)

Childhood vaccinations should be mandatory (Debate)

Childhood vaccinations should be mandatory (Debate)

Kids summer camps should ban technology (Debate)

Kids summer camps should ban technology (Debate)

Environmental activists are bad for the Canadian economy (Debate)

Environmental activists are bad for the Canadian economy (Debate)

Smart is the new sexy (Random Roles Debate)

Smart is the new sexy (Random Roles Debate)

Hobbits make the best heroes (Comedy Debate)

Hobbits make the best heroes (Comedy Debate)

A time machine would be a terrible invention (Debate)

A time machine would be a terrible invention (Debate)

Canada Post has no future (Debate)

Canada Post has no future (Debate)

An art education is more useful than an education in science (Debate)

An art education is more useful than an education in science (Debate)

Shakespeare is no longer relevant (Debate)

Shakespeare is no longer relevant (Debate)

Ontario should get rid of daylight saving time (Debate)

Ontario should get rid of daylight saving time (Debate)

Taking the road less traveled is overrated (Debate)

Taking the road less traveled is overrated (Debate)

Winning is more important than how you play the game (Debate)

Winning is more important than how you play the game (Debate)

It is not necessary to understand something in order to debate it (Debate)

It is not necessary to understand something in order to debate it (Debate)

Smalltalk is a waste of breath (Debate)

Smalltalk is a waste of breath (Debate)

It is best to shop for romance online (Debate)

It is best to shop for romance online (Debate)

Heckling: A Participatory Sport

Heckling: A Participatory Sport

Your personal data is the most valuable thing you own (Cross exam Debate)

Your personal data is the most valuable thing you own (Cross exam Debate)

Canadian Senate is superfluous (Cross-exam Debate)

Canadian Senate is superfluous (Cross-exam Debate)

The Senate should be abolished (Debate)

The Senate should be abolished (Debate)

Public Speaking and Debating for Beginners

Public Speaking and Debating for Beginners

We should bring back extinct animals (Debate)

We should bring back extinct animals (Debate)

Procrastination is good for mental preservation (Debate)

Procrastination is good for mental preservation (Debate)

Glasses are better than contacts (Debate)

Glasses are better than contacts (Debate)

McDonald's® should not be allowed to sell toys with their kids meals (Debate)

McDonald's® should not be allowed to sell toys with their kids meals (Debate)

Cell phones eliminate the need for watches (Debate)

Cell phones eliminate the need for watches (Debate)

Cross examination debates are best (Debate)

Cross examination debates are best (Debate)

Religious mythology: indistinguishable from fairy tales (Debate)

Religious mythology: indistinguishable from fairy tales (Debate)

Undergrad degrees are a waste of time (Debate)

Undergrad degrees are a waste of time (Debate)

Hug is the best way to greet someone (Debate)

Hug is the best way to greet someone (Debate)

Pencils are more efficient than pens (Debate)

Pencils are more efficient than pens (Debate)

Internet vigilantism does more harm than good (Debate)

Internet vigilantism does more harm than good (Debate)

Unpaid internships should be illegal (Debate)

Unpaid internships should be illegal (Debate)

Driverless cars will be the norm in 20 years (Debate)

Driverless cars will be the norm in 20 years (Debate)

How to prepare for a debate

How to prepare for a debate

The Charter of Rights and Freedoms should be rescinded (Debate)

The Charter of Rights and Freedoms should be rescinded (Debate)

Privatize the TTC (Random Roles Debate)

Privatize the TTC (Random Roles Debate)

Outsourcing is bad for Canada (Debate)

Outsourcing is bad for Canada (Debate)

Toronto should have a casino (Debate)

Toronto should have a casino (Debate)

Being a retiree is better than being a student (Debate)

Being a retiree is better than being a student (Debate)

Foreign aid does more harm than good (Debate)

Foreign aid does more harm than good (Debate)

Optimism is worse than pessimism (Debate)

Optimism is worse than pessimism (Debate)

Canada's cotton banknotes were better than the polymer ones (Debate)

Canada's cotton banknotes were better than the polymer ones (Debate)

Kids Today... more entitled than all generations past (Debate)

Kids Today... more entitled than all generations past (Debate)

Exams measure memory, not learning (Debate)

Exams measure memory, not learning (Debate)

Banks are NOT to blame for the financial crisis (Debate)

Banks are NOT to blame for the financial crisis (Debate)

Assisted suicide should be legalized in Canada (Cross Exam Debate)

Assisted suicide should be legalized in Canada (Cross Exam Debate)

The Catholic Church is a force for good in the world (Debate)

The Catholic Church is a force for good in the world (Debate)

China's rise provides a balance of power (Debate)

China's rise provides a balance of power (Debate)

Public health must trump personal freedom (Debate)

Public health must trump personal freedom (Debate)

Cross Examination Debate Demo

Cross Examination Debate Demo

Electric cars are a fad (Cross-exam Debate)

Electric cars are a fad (Cross-exam Debate)

Society benefits from safe injection facilities for addicts (Debate)

Society benefits from safe injection facilities for addicts (Debate)

How to use a "point of information" in a debate

How to use a "point of information" in a debate

Terrorism is over‑emphasized as a security threat (Debate)

Terrorism is over‑emphasized as a security threat (Debate)

Format of a regular parliamentary debate

Format of a regular parliamentary debate

Debating decorum, civility and standards

Debating decorum, civility and standards

The world should move back to the gold standard for currency (Debate)

The world should move back to the gold standard for currency (Debate)

The World Cup of soccer is more interesting than the Olympics (Debate)

The World Cup of soccer is more interesting than the Olympics (Debate)

Corporate boards should have quotas for female members (Debate)

Corporate boards should have quotas for female members (Debate)

Toronto needs more bike lanes (Debate)

Toronto needs more bike lanes (Debate)

The Toronto housing market is going to crash (Debate)

The Toronto housing market is going to crash (Debate)

Living downtown is better than in the suburbs (Debate)

Living downtown is better than in the suburbs (Debate)

Baths are better than showers (Debate)

Baths are better than showers (Debate)

Our society would benefit from a dress code (Debate)

Our society would benefit from a dress code (Debate)

A 35-hour work week is enough (Debate)

A 35-hour work week is enough (Debate)

It is better to marry for money than for love (Debate)

It is better to marry for money than for love (Debate)

Space exploration is essential to humanity's future (Debate)

Space exploration is essential to humanity's future (Debate)

The iPad is overrated (Debate)

The iPad is overrated (Debate)

Daylight saving time must go (Debate)

Daylight saving time must go (Debate)

Alcohol should be banned at soccer games (Debate)

Alcohol should be banned at soccer games (Debate)

An e-book reader in the hand is worth a hundred printed books (Debate)

An e-book reader in the hand is worth a hundred printed books (Debate)

Debating Time Management

Debating Time Management

Ignorance is bliss (Debate)

Ignorance is bliss (Debate)

Take-out is better than eating in (Debate)

Take-out is better than eating in (Debate)

Walking is better exercise than running (Debate)

Walking is better exercise than running (Debate)

Facebook is a waste of time (Debate)

Facebook is a waste of time (Debate)

Toronto would benefit from a casino (Debate)

Toronto would benefit from a casino (Debate)

Public transit within the GTA should be free (Debate)

Public transit within the GTA should be free (Debate)

Oldest children have it best (Impromptu Debate)

Oldest children have it best (Impromptu Debate)

What does the adjudicator look for in a debate?

What does the adjudicator look for in a debate?

Video surveillance of public places makes cities safer (Debate)

Video surveillance of public places makes cities safer (Debate)

How to define the resolution in a debate

How to define the resolution in a debate

We expect too much of our celebrities (Debate)

We expect too much of our celebrities (Debate)

The pursuit of trivia is the key to success (Comedy Debate)

The pursuit of trivia is the key to success (Comedy Debate)

Proportional representation should replace First-past-the-post (Cross-exam debate)

Proportional representation should replace First-past-the-post (Cross-exam debate)

Romance is overrated (Debate)

Romance is overrated (Debate)

We should work to live rather than live to work (Debate)

We should work to live rather than live to work (Debate)

Impromptu speech tips

Impromptu speech tips

Historic preservation trumps property rights (Debate)

Historic preservation trumps property rights (Debate)

Canada should be a republic (Debate)

Canada should be a republic (Debate)

The Ontario Human Rights Tribunal (OHRT) must be abolished (Debate)

The Ontario Human Rights Tribunal (OHRT) must be abolished (Debate)

Cake is better than pie (Random Roles Debate)

Cake is better than pie (Random Roles Debate)

The primary motive of the government is to be re-elected (Debate)

The primary motive of the government is to be re-elected (Debate)

Summer is the best season (Debate)

Summer is the best season (Debate)

The internet renders libraries unnecessary (Debate)

The internet renders libraries unnecessary (Debate)

Humanity is on a path to peaceful co-existence (Impromptu Debate)

Humanity is on a path to peaceful co-existence (Impromptu Debate)

Movies are better than books (Debate)

Movies are better than books (Debate)

It is better to be an optimist than a realist (Random Roles Debate)

It is better to be an optimist than a realist (Random Roles Debate)

Canada needs a flat income tax (Cross-exam Debate)

Canada needs a flat income tax (Cross-exam Debate)

Introduction to participation with the Toronto Debating Society

Introduction to participation with the Toronto Debating Society

Love at first sight is detrimental to your sanity (Debate)

Love at first sight is detrimental to your sanity (Debate)

Zoos should be banned (Debate)

Zoos should be banned (Debate)

War is a necessary evil (Debate)

War is a necessary evil (Debate)

Music in the workplace lowers productivity (Debate)

Music in the workplace lowers productivity (Debate)

Experience is overrated (Debate)

Experience is overrated (Debate)

Google causes a reduced attention span (Debate)

Google causes a reduced attention span (Debate)

Libya is better off without Gaddafi (Debate)

Libya is better off without Gaddafi (Debate)

YouTube is beneficial to the world (Debate)

YouTube is beneficial to the world (Debate)

Internet gambling should be banned (Debate)

Internet gambling should be banned (Debate)

Pizza is more satisfying than salad (Debate)

Pizza is more satisfying than salad (Debate)

How to cross examine in a debate

How to cross examine in a debate

Discipline is a dirty word. (Can you debate against yourself?)

Discipline is a dirty word. (Can you debate against yourself?)

Valentine's Day does more harm than good (Debate)

Valentine's Day does more harm than good (Debate)

Trade unions should be banned (Debate)

Trade unions should be banned (Debate)

Practice is the best of all instructors (Debate)

Practice is the best of all instructors (Debate)

Capital punishment has no place in a civilized society (Debate)

Capital punishment has no place in a civilized society (Debate)

Television advertisements aimed at children should be banned (Debate)

Television advertisements aimed at children should be banned (Debate)

Deficit spending should be abolished (Debate)

Deficit spending should be abolished (Debate)

Schools are responsible for child obesity (Debate)

Schools are responsible for child obesity (Debate)

Bad news is not news (Debate)

Bad news is not news (Debate)

School uniforms are good for us (Debate)

School uniforms are good for us (Debate)

Fast food restaurants do more good than harm (Debate)

Fast food restaurants do more good than harm (Debate)

Everyone needs a pet (Debate)

Everyone needs a pet (Debate)

Proof versus Persuasion in debating

Proof versus Persuasion in debating

Name that logical fallacy

Name that logical fallacy

How to present a debate adjudication

How to present a debate adjudication

Experience is overrated (Debate)

Experience is overrated (Debate)

People decide more on how they feel than what they think (Debate)

People decide more on how they feel than what they think (Debate)

The Olympic Games are money well spent (Debate)

The Olympic Games are money well spent (Debate)

Polygamy harms no one (Debate)

Polygamy harms no one (Debate)

Discipline is a beautiful word (Debate)

Discipline is a beautiful word (Debate)

We have an obligation in Afghanistan (Debate)

We have an obligation in Afghanistan (Debate)

Television is better than ever before (Debate)

Television is better than ever before (Debate)

Honesty is the worst policy (Debate)

Honesty is the worst policy (Debate)

How to be an organized debater

How to be an organized debater