Debates
At MSM, it is imperative that students learn to adapt to situations and be able to persuade others in a way they interpret that situation. It requires factual accuracy and logic to turn the tide in ones favour. These are the qualities that a Debate develops in a student. Though logical consistency, factual accuracy as well as some emotional appeal to audience are important elements of the art of persuasion, in debating, one side often prevails over the other side by presenting superior "context" and/or framework of the issue, which is far more subtle and strategic. All these, within a rule based framework, defines how they will interact. The major goal of conducting debates is to develop one’s ability to play from either position, either speaking affirmatively or negatively, with equal ease.
