How to Win A Debate (Ep 05)

argument alice framework freddie comparison connie structure sam delivery danny rebuttal rosie r the diology debate super team they are here to help develop your super powers [Music] hello everyone my name is comparison connie and i am here to train you in one of the most crucial debate skills comparison the first step in your training is to understand impacts when you become debate superheroes you will spend most of your time comparing impacts for now let's learn what an impact is and how you can impact your arguments the word impact is a verb and a noun the verb impact means to explain why your arguments are important and significant you might say i will now impact this argument the noun impact is the significance or importance of your arguments you might say the impact of our argument is you learned from argument alice that every argument must have a claim reasoning and evidence it is also essential to have an impact the impact is what allows you to compare your arguments to your opponent's argument if the judge believes that both arguments are true she will need to be able to determine which argument is more important or which has a more significant impact the impact is a simple statement of why your argument is so important why is the problem so serious how badly are people affected which is worse a bug bite or a lion bite you probably think that a lion bite is much worse than a bug bite the impact of a bug bite is irritation redness and in extreme cases sickness or death the impact of a lion bite is probably death if not we might lose an arm or leg or have a chunk of our body bitten off in the best case scenario we lose a lot of blood in the worst case scenario we lose our life so we can say the impact of a lion bite is much worse than the impact of a bug bite let's look at how impacts work in debate on the topic mobile phones should be banned in schools the important thing is to keep asking ourselves why is this so bad the pro team might argue that mobile phones will distract students from their studies because students will play games and watch videos instead of focusing on their lessons what is the impact of students being distracted from their studies if students are distracted from their studies they are not learning well and getting good grades getting good grades is important for our future because we need good grades to get into an excellent high school and university getting into an outstanding high school and university is necessary to get the knowledge and skills we need to get a good job and be successful having a good and meaningful job is essential to having a happy and fulfilling life happiness is the most important thing without joy life is not worth living when we keep asking ourselves why this is so important we arrive at a significant argument that impacts our entire life and future let's look at an example of what an impact looks like in an actual debate let's first go back to an argument we have seen before and add an impact [Music] ladies and gentlemen my first argument to support the topic that kids should not be allowed to have mobile phones is mobile phones are bad for kids eyes now let me explain the reasons why this is true first of all mobile phones have a light called a blue light that's what allows us to see the screen if kids look at this light too much it will hurt their eyes mobile phones have so many bright colors and images that are too bright for kids eyes secondly most kids cannot stop looking at their mobile phones mobile phones have lots of games and videos that kids like to watch these games and videos are fun and exciting and kids can't stop watching them the bright colors and images are very attractive to kids third sometimes parents and teachers cannot control the mobile phone use parents and teachers cannot watch their kids at all times because they're busy this means that kids can look at their mobile phones all day which is bad for their eyes now let me introduce some evidence to support this claim a new study says that smartphones may ruin your eyesight researchers at the university of toledo in ohio have found that exposure to blue light the glow emitted from most smartphones tablets and laptops promotes the growth of poisonous molecules in your eyes leading to macular degeneration now why is this so important the impact of this argument cannot be understated we rely on our eyes so much in this world our eyes enable us to access books films enjoy photographs and witness the beauty of the world eyes are important for being able to move around society freely and safely without healthy eyes we lose the ability to learn so many things and we lose important freedom in society we should not do anything that is harmful to kids eyes in this impact the speaker not only explained that mobile phones would hurt kids eyes but he also told why healthy eyes are so important he used phrases such as why is this so important the impact of this argument is [Music] this is exactly what you can do in your debates now you know how to impact your arguments remember you must not only explain your arguments you must explain why your arguments are so important good luck [Music]