Author: Steve
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Keynote Addresses
A post late in coming. What is a keynote address? What should it be? Recent experiences at a conference make me think that this practice isn’t one at all. It’s just “give a long time to someone whose work everyone is familiar with or should be.” It’s no different than a conference paper presentation except…
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My Old Teachers
All of my old teachers are dead. This is something that pops into my head once in a while although it isn’t completely, literally true. Many of my teachers are old or were old when they taught me and are still alive, and there are some I’m sure who have passed. But do old teachers…
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Debate is not Argumentation; Arguments are Not Debates
The ambiguous nature of debate and argumentation was on full display at the Doha ICDD. People used the terms debate and argument as if they were synonyms. The connection is unclear but also crystal clear for most of us. You’d think scholars would be more careful. The primary reason they are not careful is the…
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A Conference In Qatar
I just returned about two days ago from delivering a paper at the First Annual International Conference on Debate and Dialogue hosted by Qatar Debate. It was an amazing conference with a lot to think about. Mostly I think this is because the conference forced everyone to complete papers before attending, something that would improve…
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What is a Good Student?
We just had graduation here on our beautiful Queens campus. It’s been a while since I attended commencement, and I was immediately reminded of the joys of coming to these university-wide events. The most important joy, the thing I like the most, is meeting professors from the far-reaches of the University and hearing what they…
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What should be taught in a class?
The fallacy of the begged question is not an error in argumentation but a powerful tool for the construction of good arguments. In a previous post, I asked: what debate format was appropriate for a social justice themed debate course? The begged question there is “what is appropriate for any course to do?” Is there…
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