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Debating the Causes of Poverty - Practicing Sociology (week 10)
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  • Practicing Sociology (SOC020C132)
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Notes on week 10 of the module Practicing Sociology. This is a Sociology degree module. Topics covered: Debating the Causes of Poverty, Debating, Why debate? Structuring your argument, How to debate well.

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  • April 9, 2021
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  • 2020/2021
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  • Debating the causes of poverty

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  • poverty
  • poverty in the uk
  • sociology
  • practicing sociology
  • debating

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Module: Practicing Sociology


Week 10 – Debating the Causes of Poverty


Debating
 Debating is a great academic skill to have
 It is a structured verbal argument
 Opposing views are raised
 Debating skills help you develop an argumentative mindset
 Persuade people that your views are right
 Generally, a debate has one core statement.
 Debates form a discussion between two sides
 Three points from each side are pre-prepared. The referee then decides
which team was most persuasive.
 There are opportunities to rebut statements made from the opposing team.
You will need to explain why that statement is a poor analysis.


Why debate?
 Improves speaking and presenting skills
 Improves your research skills
 It gets you out of your comfort zone
 Builds group work skills


Structuring your argument
1. Claim – a clear statement about what you think. It speaks directly to the motion.
Make one claim at a time.
2. Evidence – state why your claim is correct backed up with evidence such as
statistics and reports.
3. Impact – explain the significance of the evidence.


How to debate well
 Use of persuasive language – asking rhetorical questions (a question that
doesn’t need an answer); presenting a strong confident case; appeals to
emotion, authority, morality; use of lists (itemised list) which makes the
argument sound powerful and organised e.g. Tony Blair’s ‘education,
education, education’ speech.
 Evidence – back your claim with evidence. When using statistics, make sure
they come from valid places.

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