"How to win debates without really making arguments: An Introduction to Framing" with Adam Hawksbee

As part of the Manchester IV, the Chief Adjudicator's were invited to give presentations the night before the competition began. Here, Adam Hawksbee presents "How to win debates without really making arguments".

Adam was the winner of the Zagreb EUDC 2014. He is also an English Mace semi-finalist, Paris Open finalist and double-Edinburgh Cup semi-finalist. He has broken as a judge at multiple IVs including Trinity IV, Nottingham Open and Westminster IV. Further, he CAed the UCL IV 2014.

0:00 - Start
0:43 - Introduction
6:09 - Example 1: This House Would create schools for LGBT individuals
9:40 - Example 2: This House Would criminalise the paying of ransoms
16:26 - Example 3: This House Would ban media coverage of school shootings
19:52 - How to deploy framing in a debate
23:53 - Points of Information
26:15 - Advice on right-wing takes on welfare debates
30:35 - Framing practice: THW only give development aid to countries that introduce a minimum wage for workers

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