Interesting Debatable Questions

Interesting Debatable QuestionsDebating skills are crucial for each and every debate, including debatable questions. The key is to know how to ask questions of the debaters, and not just answer the same questions over again. Each time you debate, you should ask a different question, and also be ready to answer any of the other debaters' questions that you have failed to ask.For debaters, this can be very hard because they are not always confident enough to ask interesting questions of their opponents. The two most common ways to do this is by asking them 'What is your response?' or by calling out what they are saying.Most people are very comfortable with rephrasing a debater's words, so this is a good way to start a conversation if you have little confidence in your own words. When they get used to being questioned, they will feel free to get more involved in the discussion. The debaters will begin to feel as though they are in control of the discussion rather than just sitting and w atching as the topic is discussed.There are other ways to ask interesting questions that can be very entertaining to see and listen to. There are a few styles that I've noticed that have a tendency to get some reaction from the audience and make the debate participants think. Some of the styles include:- What you are saying is...What are you actually saying? A good debate partner will make sure that they are being quite direct and open-minded when answering questions of their opponents.- Who are you to ask that question? This is a good style to use when you want to get information from the audience. This style of questioning is also known as cross questioning and is best used when the debate topic is something that the audience is curious about.- 'How about this...' is an interesting question to ask when you are defending a point of view. You are defending your point of view, so you are not supposed to be dismissing it, but you may be able to get a bit of information from the audien ce. This style is one of the more difficult styles to master, but there are some debaters who are very good at it.- What have you got to lose by asking that question? If the questioner wants to discredit their opponent, they are almost certainly going to get their answer. It doesn't take much for them to do this because the only thing the debate is truly about is them and their topic.