Debate Writing, Class IX to XII CBSE English
DEBATE WRITING
A debate is a formal contest of argumentation in which two opposing teams defend and attack a given proposition. The speaker speaks either for or against the issue being discussed.
Speech Vs Debate
Speech : Aims to inform, persuade, or entertain a single viewpoint by an indivdual
Format
Beginning
Salutation : Address the chairperson, the jury and the audience properly.
Eg Hon’ble chairperson, respected jury, learned debaters and wise listeners. I am ...........................................
Introduction : Begin with a quotation, question or interesting statistics
Introduce yourself & state your stand : Make your stand very clear from the very beginning
Eg. "Respected judges, my worthy opponents, ladies and gentlemen, I stand before you to speak in favor of the motion that .......................
Eg. Good morning/afternoon, distinguished panel of judges, honorable guests, and fellow participants. It is a privilege to stand before you today and engage in a stimulating debate on the motion that I strongly support ..........
Eg. ........................ I strongly oppose...............
Eg........................... I completely disagree with the proposed motion that
Body
Main points : Highlight the main points very emphatically
Eg. The very elemenary point/ Most important of all, we must prioritize .......... ...
I must tell your two very important points .....................
There is no other way to stop it..............
Develop points : Substantiate them with relevant examples, statistics, etc
According to a recent study, ......
Research shows that.....
You know, numbers don't lie....
Rhetorics
“I’m here to ask you do you really think that it is possible to maintain the social/physical distance in the school ?
Are we able to maintain social distance in our family among the kids?
Are we not playing with life of innocent people ?
Sequence of Points : Most important….least important, ........... the final point master stroke
Stand & Rebut: 3–4 points in stand and negate at least 2 points of your opponent
Tone : Authoritative, Direct Attack, Sarcasm, Logical, Rebuttal
End
State your own opinion or view in the concluding lines to emphasise your stand on the issue
State whether motion should fall or stand.
Express Thanks
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A Sample
English Should Be Sidelined in India (FAVOUR)
67 nations, 27 non sovereign states, 26 international political organizations like UNO, 15 non political organizations like WHO & UNICEF use English as their official language. And to our surprise, this House thinks that India could stand in the world without English.
Hon’ble chairperson, respected jury, learned debaters and wise listeners, I am Rajesh Sathe, strongly opposing today’s motion proposed by the house that English should be sidelined in India
My first point against the motion is that if we sideline English it would not be surprising at all when India would be sidelined by the world. We should be ready to face the global hatred and being stamped as the racist and chauvinist. And to kind information of all my opponents, there is not a single country found in the world where English is not promoted.
With my second point I must remind you that our country itself is multilingual, and by now we have reached to the point of time when English language has come up with its own Indian heritage. And this doesn't stop here, this Indian version of English has global recognition. Therefore how can we separate our own entity from ourselves.
And this point leads against the opinion of learned opponent who has just now thundered about raising nationalism, but he failed to understand that English language, along with Hindi, is playing very crucial role of common link among multilingual states of India and strengthening national integration. I believe nobody here wants that this integration should fall due to it.
Another severe consequence that likely to appear is the rapid and huge economical downfall as tourism, foreign investment, foreign education and our international business would be affected badly due to lack of English communication. According to The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), the tourism industry in India generated $194 bn or 6.8% of India's GDP in 2019. And I'm sure that we are not going afford this loss at this time of economic crisis.
My last but not least point is that education of Indian youth is going to be tremendously hampered without English, and ultimately our youth, our hopes would be deprived of knowledge and pushed back into the black sea of ignorance.
With this honourable Chairperson I conclude and protest this motion strongly and warn with a quote -
Wise men
When a language dies
A way of understanding the world dies.
Thank You
JAI HIND
English Should Be Sidelined in India (AGAINST)
Hon’ble Chairperson, respected judges, my worthy opponents, and dear audience — Good morning! I am [Your Name], standing in favour of the motion that English should be sidelined in India.
Well, my learned opponent has just now painted a picture where India without English seems completely lost, isolated, and backward. But I stand here to remind this house that "a nation’s strength is not built on self-neglect but on self-respect & self-esteem.
At the outset my dear friends let me remind you, we have been free for more than 75 years,…. more than 75 years,….. but mentally,…… mentally, we are still slaves. And we carry it so proudly, I mean, how can we carry somebody else’s pride as our own? Does Japan use English so proudly ? Does France? Does Germany? No! See my friends, they are among the world’s most advanced nations. So, my dear friend, your argument of progress that comes from speaking English is a myth.
The progress comes from innovation,-- It comes with education, a
--And most importantly, it comes with national pride.
We must realise gentleman that Sidelining English is not rejecting the world. Never ! It’s adding value to our own languages. India has over 1000 of mother tongues, but how many do we value today? We hesitate to speak our own languages at homes and offices. We feel inferior if we can’t speak. We have made English a status symbol. It divides society. “English-speaking elite group” and the “Desi speaking secod rated.” Sidelining English is not rejecting the world; rather it renouces equality and cultural dignity.
My another opponent claims that English unites the multilingual India together. But a survey in my hand shows a completely different picture. It is clearly evident from the survey that National Integration Programmes are more sucessful where Hindi is used for communication and a failure where English has been used. So dear friend let us empower our own language.
And next I really wonder to claim that without English, our economy and education will collapse. No, never. Remember ! China, the world’s manufacturing hub. Japan, a global technology leader, These both countries educate themselves in their own language. They learn English as a subject, not as a medium of existence. India, too, can promote English as a tool of communication — but it should not take over our education and Indian market. Let us become independent in the true spirit.
And my dear friends sidelining English does not mean rejecting it.
It means placing it where it belongs — as a foreign helper, and not a national master.
Let us not measure our worth in borrowed words. Let us rise in our own voices.
When you lose our language, you lose your culture
Let English live — but let India breathe.
Jai Hind! Jai Bharat!
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