When two ideas meet Two people, one decision each time. Choose, see what actually happens, then reflect.
A case · you decide
Aria and Camila: answer the strongest objection Aria & Camila — a student with one clear claim, and a friend who steelmans the other side
The idea in play: a defence is strongest when it states the best version of the objection and then answers it.
Aria will argue that the school day should start later. In practice, Camila plays the examiner.
Camila raises the objection that later starts push after-school jobs and sport into the evening.
How should Aria respond?
Restate the objection fairly, then explain why the sleep benefit outweighs it "That's not really a problem." Change the subject to sleep research
Why does taking the other side seriously make your own case more convincing?
Camila made the best case against. Aria answered it.
Camila made the best case against. Aria answered it.
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Anaya and Delv: "Say more." Anaya & Delv — a student who stays calm under a hard follow-up, and a friend who always asks for more depth
The idea in play: when an examiner asks you to say more, the answer should add a reason or an example, not repeat the claim louder.
Anaya has said that social media harms attention. Delv, as the examiner, just says: "Say more."
Anaya has a study about notifications and her own week-long phone experiment.
What is the best way to "say more"?
Repeat the claim more firmly Explain how notifications interrupt focus, and give the study and her own result Apologise and move to her next point
What is the difference between saying something again and saying more about it?
Delv kept asking. Anaya kept going deeper.
Delv kept asking. Anaya kept going deeper.
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