The begining.

Debate is a formal method of interactive and position representational argument. Debate is a broader form of argument than logical argument, since it includes persuasion which appeals to the emotional responses of an audience, and rules enabling people to discuss and decide on differences, within a framework defining how they will interact.

Many Slovenians like to debate. Many of them are very good debaters. Many of them have a lot of experience. Many of them have a lot of knowledge...

But many of us are still on the way to get there. Practice can only get you that far, so we need more knowledge and knowledge is perhaps too widely spread and therefore too difficult to access.

So this blog is going to focus on accumulating as much knowledge as Slovenian (and guest) debaters can accumulate. So how are we going to do that?

1. Getting many people involved. The idea is that anyone who has the time and the energy, can add a piece of debating knowledge...a useful link, a link to a debate movie, useful research, notes from an academy lecture... Remember, together we are strong, so if you would like to add something just contact me or any other member of this blog and you will soon be able to contribute to this humble cause.
2. By making sure that all the accumulated information is systematised in such a way that it is most easily accessed. So we are going to support a search option and are going to use the following labels: Theory, Research, Useful link, Motion analyse, Debate analyse, Debate video...
3. By commenting and adding perspectives and ideas to the issues brought up in the post.

Debating knowledge is important for both experienced and little less experienced debaters. We should make sure that this knowledge is more easily accessible to all and that it accumulates instead of gets lost. So if you feel like you would like to add your piece of debate wisedom, contact me via email or just write a comment.