Success in any walk of life is hard to achieve in this razor-edged highly competitive age. Besides knowledge, one has to be well versed in the art of forceful communication, an essential pre-requisite of a qualified man, lack of which renders him unfit for high posts in any sector. Participation in debating activities makes a man forceful communicator. Debating is an art and it can be mastered and developed by constant practice. Fluency in speech enables a man to express views effectively and convincingly. Debates are nowadays a regular feature in schools and colleges. Pupils are assigned debatable statements to argue either in favour or against the motion on occasions like Independence Day or Republic Day. Often inter-school competitions are organized on such eves and the best debater is conferred with prizes. In competitive as well as school tests, examinees are asked to put forward their pros and cons views against a debatable statement. The dearth of books on debatable topics is being felt seriously which could cater to the needs of participants. Most of the participants exhibit no interest due to lack of guidance and sufficient materials and prefer to remain mute spectators in the debating hall. Here relevant topics of general interests have been compiled and presented both ways—positively and negatively with a view to provide feedback to young debaters.ContentsAcknowledgements — 7Author’s Note — 9How to Develop Debating Skill — 111. Statement — Science is a boon or a curse. — 172. Statement — Co-education is the need of time. — 233. Statement — Are games and sports essential? — 294. Statement — Computerization: A boon or bane — 345. Statement — Television is affecting society adversely. — 396. Statement — Should we go back to villages? — 487. Statement — Child labour is a social evil which needs to be eradicated. — 518. Statement — Beauty contest should be banned. — 559. Statement — Should we marry at an early age? — 6110. Statement — Given the chance women can create better India and better world. — 6611. Statement — Tradition hinders progress. — 7112. Statement — Money is the root cause of unhappiness. — 7713. Statement — Music today cannot be called music. — 8214. Statement — Greed brings unhappiness in life. — 8815. Statement — Are we happier than our forefathers? — 9016. Statement — Health is wealth or wealth is health. — 9617. Statement — Is examination real test of merit? — 10018. Statement — Cinema has affected and will go on affecting society adversely. — 10419. Statement — Teenagers should be given more freedom. — 11020. Statement — Begging should be banned in India. — 11421. Statement — Should drinking be banned? — 11922. Statement — Should military education be made compulsory? — 12523. Statement — Female foeticide should be curbed through religious sanctions, not by laws. — 12924. Statement — Brain drain is a national loss. — 13525. Statement — Capital punishment should be banned. — 13926. Statement — Should India go nuclear? — 14427. Statement — Casteism be abolished is India. — 14828. Statement — Should students join politics? — 15429. Statement — Are we growing more and more superstitious? — 15930. Statement — Strikes hamper the growth of a country. — 16531. Statement — Ragging should be banned in schools and colleges in India. — 17032. Statement — Mercy-killing should be allowed and legalized. — 17533. Statement — Population in India is not a liability. — 18134. Statement — Observance of St. Valentine’s Day be banded in India. — 18635. Statement — East is East, West is West and the two shall never meet. — 19036. Statement — Crisis in India is moral not economic. — 19637. Statement — India, yet not come out of colonial outfits. — 20238. Statement — Should India switch over to some other form of government? — 20739. Statement — Should there be reservation? — 21340. Statement — Cloning:: A blessing or a curse. — 219

English Language Teaching - School Debate Book

School Debate Book - by - Prabhat Prakashan

School Debate Book - Success in any walk of life is hard to achieve in this razor-edged highly competitive age.