o find argumentation in many
other forms.

The following diagram makes clear the work we have covered thus far.
It shows the relation between argumentation and debate, and shows that
the specialized term "debate" has the same relation to "discourse"
that "football" has to "exercise."

/ Miscellaneous
| Swimming
/ Play | Skating
Kinds of | | Rolling hoop / Other athletic games
exercise | \ Athletic games \ Football
|
|
\ Work

/ Description
Kinds of | Narration
discourse | Exposition
\ Argumentation / Written
\ Oral / General discussion
\ Debate

SUGGESTED EXERCISES

1. Be prepared to explain orally in class, as though to _someone who
did not know_, the difference between "argumentation" and "debate."

2. Set down three conditions that must exist before argumentation
becomes debate.

3. Have you ever argued? Orally? In writing?

4. Have you ever debated? Did you win?

5. Which is the broader term, "argumentation," or "debate?" Why?

6. Compose some sentences, illustrating the use of the terms "debate"
and "argumentation."

LESSON III

THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUCCESSFUL DEBATING

I. The three requirements stated.

II. How to make clear to the audience what one wishes
them to believe, by:

1. Stating the idea which one wishes to have accepted
in the form of a definite assertion, which is:

(1) Interesting.

(2) Definite and concise.

(3) Single in form.

(4) Fair to both sides.

2. Defining the "terms of the question" so that they
will be:

(1) Clear.

(2) Convincing.

(3) Consistent with the origin and history of the
question.

3. Restating the whole question in the light of the
definitions.

To debate successfully it is necessary to do three things:

1. To make perfectly clear to your audience what you wish them to
believe.

2. To show them why the proof of certain points (called issues) should
make them believe the thing you wish them to believe.

3. To prove the issues.

Each of these three things is a distinct process, involving several
steps. One is as important as another.

It is impossible to prove the issues until we have found them, but
equally impossible to show the audience what