Supporters Opposers
agreement disagreement
analyzing and comparing contradiction
facts
providing some credible disproof and
information giving opposite example
comment on the example insistence on the argument
and giving counterargument
giving an example from rejection and giving
your life experience a counterargument, etc.
XXII. Debating the Issue:
You are going to take part in a panel discussion of the thesis: “A virtue is a learned skill, acquired by repeated practice, to deal with the problems of life effectively so as to satisfy a human need intrinsic to human nature”.
Preparation for the Debate
a. Write down a list of points either for or against the idea of virtue as a learned skill. Use the suggested ideas to help you.
b.Try to anticipate the arguments the other group are going to come up with and think of an answer to them.
c. Think of as many ways of giving opinions and agreeing and disagreeing as you can. Look at the Useful Language. Which expressions do you think are the most and least strong?
d. Provide some credible information about the idea of virtue as a learned skill from real life or find and quote some information from written sources to contribute to objectivity to the arguments.
Work in groups. One group (group A – supporters) is going to defend the motion and the other (group B – opposers) is going to attack it.
Procedure
Group A: Ideas.
- Take a list of all the reasons you can think of as to why the experiences should be taken seriously.
- Decide in what order you should make the points.
- Have “a real life witness” (parents, a psychologist, a teacher) to give his/her experience as convincingly as possible.
- Think of questions which you will ask the other group, or points you will make, to try to defeat their argument.
Group B: Ideas.
- Think of as many reasons as you can why this idea cannot really be valid and try to suggest other explanations for them. Make a list of reasons.
Example: That’s impossible. I can hardly believe it. I think you remember the Aesop’s fable about the cat-maiden and the dispute that it is possible for a living being to change its nature and to become virtuous. It proved vice versa. Nature will always out.
- One of you should invent a “negative” experience that you had, which you think disproves the other experiences you heard or read about above. Argue for it
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being an inborn skill.
- Decide in what order you will make the points.
- Think of questions to ask the other group or points to put to them which may defeat their argument.
Useful Language
Giving Opinions:
In my opinion… I think /I believe…
It is clear /obvious that…
There is no doubt that…
Agreeing:
Exactly! I couldn’t agree any more…
(I agree) absolutely. You’ve got a point, but… .
Possibly, but… That’s just what I think.
That seems reasonable… Beyond all doubt.
Disagreeing:
Do you really think so?
I’m sorry, but I just can’t accept that.
You can’t be serious. It’s impossible.
I’m afraid you’ve missed the point.
It’s just the other way round.
Avoiding giving an opinion:
I really don’t know. I’m not really sure.
It’s difficult to say….
I suppose it depends on your point of view.
Expressing doubt:
I find it hard to believe.
Sounds promising /incredible /highly improbable.
I doubt that it… It’s not unlikely that…
You never know.
Key Answers
Ex. V, p. 5 .
1-e; 2-m; 3-l; 4-I; 5-f; 6-a; 7-k; 8-n; 9-d; 10-h; 11-b; 12-j; 13-g; 14-p; 15-c; 16-t; 17-o; 18-s; 19-q; 20-r
Ex. VI, p. 6 .
1-h; 2- c; 3-g; 4-I; 5-e; 6-a; 7-j; 8-f; 9-k; 10-d; 11-o; 12-m; 13-b; 14-l; 15-n
Ex. X IX , p. 26.
a) 3. Nothing escapes the master’s eye.
5. “Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything”.
6. “Ah, people often grudge others what they cannot enjoy themselves”.
7. ”Never trust a friend who deserts you at a pinch”.
13. “Nature will out”.
14. “Better humble security than gilded danger”.
b) 1-d; 2-c; 3-j; 4-g; 5-a; 6-k; 7-e; 8-i; 9-m; 10-f; 11-n; 12-h; 13-l; 14-b
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