Talk: Debate
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What is debate?
I am unhappy with the definition of debate used here! Considering that part of the culture of Wikipedia revolves around debate it seems strange that so few comments have been devoted to what it means to debate and indeed, what debate means to people.
I feel that 'debate' has a far broader definition to the one used in this article. Debating in my knowledge does not have to be confined to formalised discussion with 2 sides and a judge.
I would find it useful to know the origins of the word debate and how its meaning has evolved over time.
- I agree too. The primary and most important fora for formal debate in the UK are Parliament, the Scottish Parliament, the Welsh Assembly and local government - together with other institutions such as political parties, trades unions and students' unions. In terms of informal debate, the TV studio and the newspapers are arguably even more important. Even in terms of student debate, the competitive form is by no means automatically the norm: in most UK debates students vote on the issues presented after hearing the arguments - and formal judging is very much the exception not the rule. Mpntod 06:36, Oct 8, 2004 (UTC)
- It has also missed any reference to US Presidential Debates. History and analysis of those would be extremely interesting. Mpntod 11:30, Oct 9, 2004 (UTC)
I concur in part and dissent in part - the topic is weakly organized and I think moot court is improperly listed under debate. Perhaps a broad category for Debate, Moot Court, Student Legislature, etc. Mydotnet 22:21, 28 Sep 2004 (UTC)
