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Argumentation & Debate Fundamentals

Build, defend, and dismantle arguments with logical precision and rhetorical skill.

Building Arguments

3 lessons

Claim, Warrant, Impact
Evidence Integration
Signposting & Flowing Logic

Counterargument & Refutation

3 lessons

Anticipating Counterarguments
The Art of Refutation
Turning an Argument

Debate in Action

3 lessons

The Constructive Speech
Cross-Examination Skills
The Rebuttal Speech

Debate Mastery

4 lessons

Weighing the Round
The Closing Statement
Spanish Debate Vocabulary in Action
Capstone: Full Debate Round

About the Argumentation & Debate Fundamentals track

Argumentation & Debate Fundamentals is one of the free public speaking tracks in SpeakUp Coach. Build, defend, and dismantle arguments with logical precision and rhetorical skill.. It is made up of 4 modules holding 13 lessons in total. Each lesson explains one idea and ends with a short speech you record in your browser, scored on pace, filler words, clarity and delivery. It is free, needs no download, and is available in English and Spanish; reading this page needs no account, and taking the lessons needs a free one.