In the first debate we discussed about “Professional teaching in the school". I think this debate was incredibly well-prepared, because the group members really thought about the arguments and counterarguments that could be used in the debate. However, the team that was against professionals in schools should improve the use of logos because they did not show any statistics that could have given them a strong argument against the other team. Another important characteristic of the debate that should be improved is remembering all the facts that should be mentioned. I am quite sure both teams forgot to mention an important survey or fact they had researched. I think the team in favor won because they presented more facts than the other team. They also sounded more convincing. In addition, at the end I think one member of the against team made a huge mistake in answering the questions the in-favor team had presented.
In the second debate, which addressed the voluntary vote and automatic registration, I also think the group members lacked facts and statistics. They could have done an incredible job by doing some research about different decades and how the elections are presented nowadays. They also sounded nervous, so anxiety is something they must improve. I cannot define a winner because the debate did not finish. There was something I wanted to say, but I will probably express it tomorrow.
