ABSTRACT
Pros and Cons: A Debaters Handbook offers a unique and invaluable guide to current controversies, providing material for debate on a wide range of topics. Arguments for and against each subject appear in adjacent columns for easy comparison, and related topics and suggestions for possible motions are listed at the end of each entry. Since its publication in 1896 the handbook has been regularly updated and this eighteenth edition includes new issues such as censorship of the internet, genetic engineering and the legalisation of prostitution. The introductory essay describes debating technique, covering the rules, structure and type of debate, and offering tips on how to become a successful speaker. The book is then divided into eight thematic sections, where specific subjects are covered individually.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |10 pages
HOW TO DEBATE
part |1 pages
[A] Philosophical/Political Theory
chapter |3 pages
Censorship by the State
chapter |2 pages
Democracy
chapter |3 pages
Ideology v. Pragmatism
chapter |3 pages
Legislation v. Individual Freedom
chapter |2 pages
Pacifism
chapter |2 pages
Tradition v. Innovation
part |1 pages
[B] Constitutional/Governance