What is Debate?
[[File:DebateBetweenCatholicsAndOrientalChristiansInThe13thCenturyAcre1290.jpg|thumb|alt=|Debate between [[Roman Catholicism|Catholics]] and [[Eastern Orthodox|Oriental Christians]] in 1290, [[Acre]]]] '''Debate''' or '''debating''' is a method of [[argument]]. [[Dispute]]s and [[conflict]]s may be settled by debate. It is a larger form of argument than [[logic]]al argument, because in a debate, the debaters try to [[influence]] the feelings of the [[audience]], in order to [[persuasion|persuade]] them on a topic. The [[wikt:subject|subject]] or [[wikt:issue|issue]] of the debate is the [[question]] on which the participants debate. An issue or debate always has two sides or positions. Informal debates like [[discussion]] are very common, but the quality of a debate improves with [[knowledge]] and skill of its participants as debaters. [[Deliberative body|Deliberative bodies]] such as [[parliament]]s, [[legislative]] assemblies, and meetings of all sorts have debates. The winner of a debate may be decided by the audience's [[vote]], by [[judge]]s, or by both. Formal debates between [[:wikt:candidate|candidates]] for an elected office are common in places where leaders of countries are chosen by the people. The most well-known of these debates are between candidates for the [[President of the United States|President]] and [[Vice President of the United States]], and [[leaders debates]] between leaders of parties in [[Parliament]] in countries like [[Great Britain]] and [[Canada]]. ==Other websites== {{wiktionary|debate}} {{wikiquote-inline}} [[Category:Public speaking]] == References == {{Reflist}} {{stub}}