Defining the motion:
- Now we as today's proposition/opposition strongly believe that this is true/not true, but before we come to our actual argumentation, let us first define some important terms in this debate.
- We believe that what is meant by ... is... / that ... are ...
- When we say ... should ... we mean that ...
Rebutting arguments, rebuilding your case:
- But before I come to my own arguments, let us first have a look at
what ... has said.
- I will continue our case in a minute, but before that there are some things about the ... speech that need to be addressed.
- The first prop/opposition speaker has told us ...; on the contrary ...
- He/She also said that ...; but in fact..
- He/She was claiming that ...; but as we have already told you, ...
Introducing arguments:
- Let me come to my first/second/.../next argument:
- My first/... argument is:
- The first/... reason why we're prop/opposing this motion is:
Giving examples:
- There are many examples for this/for ..., for instance.
- And there are similar cases, such as ..., ...
- So in this simple example we can clearly see the effect of ...
Summarizing & ending your speech:
- So Ladies and Gentlemen, what have I told you today? Firstly ..., Secondly..
- And for all of these reasons, the motion must stand/fall.
- To sum up, here are the main points our opponents have not addressed
- We pointed out that…
- To recap the main points…
- Let’s sum up where we stand in this debate.
- In summary, we want to point out that…
Source: http://pittayakom.weebly.com/debate-phrases.html. Accessed on February 23, 2017.
