本书为提升高阶英语应用能力而设计，将辩论策略与技能、英语思辨阅读、英语辩论范例紧密结合，注重语言表达与观点内容的不可分割，以语言输出驱动语言输入，引领学习者对重要辩题进行深入探讨，意在帮助学习者能通过英语这一国际通用语对当下重要的议题有更加切身、全面、深刻的理解，能言之有物、有理有据、条理清晰地发表见解和参与对话，最终突破基础交际英语的瓶颈，将英语表达能力提升至新的台阶。

CONTENTS
UNIT 1 Welcome to Debate
Section1 Learning about how to debate
Debate:A Brief Introduction
Section2 Preparing to debate
Social Networking Is a Way of Being
Section3 Let's debate!
UNIT 2 The Structure of Argument
Section1 Learning about how to debate
The Structure of Argument
Section2 Preparing to debate
Playing Violent Video Games Leads to Increased
Aggression
Section3 Let's debate!
UNIT 3 Arguing for the Affirmative
Section1 Learning about how to debate
Types of Motions
Arguing for the Affirmative
Section2 Preparing to debate
The Evolution of the Family
Section3 Let's debate!
UNIT 4 Arguing for the Negative
Section1 Learning about how to debate
Arguing for the Negative
Attacking the Affirmative Case
Section2 Preparing to debate
Who is Responsible When a Child Breaks the Law?
Section3 Let's debate!
UNIT 5 Refutation and Point of Information
Section1 Learning about how to debate
Refutation
Section2 Preparing to debate
NoParking:Oslo Aims to Limit Carsin City Center
Section3 Let's debate!
UNIT 6 Fallacies
Section1 Learning about how to debate
Fallacies
Section2 Preparing to debate
Global Mismatch Between Green house Gas Emissions
and the Burden of Climate Change
Section3 Let's debate!
UNIT 7 Delivery in Debate
Section1 Learning about how to debate
Delivery in Debate
Section2 Preparing to debate
What It Means to Legalize Euthanasia
Section3 Let's debate!
UNIT 8 Judging aDebate
Section1 Learning about how to debate
Judging a Debate
Section2 Preparing to debate
Nuclear Power Can Save the World
Section3 Let's debate!
Appendix
Index
References