On That Point!: An Introduction to Parliamentary Debate

On That Point!: An Introduction to Parliamentary Debate by John Meany;Kate Shuster. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780972054119.

This is the first parliamentary debate textbook for secondary school students. The text is designed to provide a theoretical and practical foundation for effective participation in parliamentary debate in competition or in the classroom. It provides comprehensive instruction, offering a review of argument construction and extension, case development, refutation of argument claims and evidence, and persuasive speaking. The text includes sample arguments, debate tactics, and practice exercises of value to both novice and experienced debaters.