Learning to Debate: An Introduction to Analysis and Advocacy - Paperback

by Takeshi Suzuki (Author), David Zarefsky (Author)

Written in an accessible style, this textbook introduces undergraduate students to the theoretical and practical aspects of debate and outlines the fundamental skills of analysis and advocacy. It is an ideal textbook for undergraduate Argumentation and Debate and Speech Communication courses.

Author Biography

Takeshi Suzuki is a Professor in the School of Information and Communication at Meiji University, Japan. He is a former president of the Japan Debate Association (JDA) and a Life Member of Clair Hall at the University of Cambridge, UK.

David Zarefsky is Owen L. Coon Professor Emeritus of Argumentation and Debate and Professor Emeritus of Communication Studies in the School of Communication at Northwestern University, USA.