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MEMO

Defining the motion:


 Now we as today’s proposition/opposition strongly believe that
this is true/not true, but before we come to the actual
argumentation, let us first define some important terms.
 We strongly believe that what is meant by … is…
 When we say … we mean that …

Presenting the teamline:


 We as today’s proposition /opposition have structured our case
as follows:
 I, as the first speaker, will be talking about …
 Our second speaker …, will elaborate on the fact that …
 And our third speaker …, will do the contradiction.

Disproving arguments and 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, but before that there are some things
about the … that need to be addressed.
 The first prop /opposition speaker has told us …; on the contrary
…

Introducing arguments:
 Let me come to my (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 instance.
 In fact, you can find many examples for this in real life…
 And there are similar cases, such as …, …

Summarizing the argument:


 So as we have seen… and therefore …
 Now because of this …, we have to support this motion...

Making points of information:


 On that point, …
 Wouldn’t you have to agree …? / Doesn’t what you’re saying
contradict with …? / What about the …? / How would you explain,
that … ?
 Thank you very much, I’m going to come to this very point in my
second argument in a minute.

Giving reply speeches:


 Welcome for the last time from today’s prop /opposition. I would
like to summarize this debate, have a look at what both sides
have said and see what the outcome of this debate actually is.
 A first/second/… major clash was … ; today’s prop /opposition told
us …; we had to find …

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