Amazon.com description: Product Description: Completely rewritten to make the work more accessible and to meet the needs of high school students, the fourth edition of Discovering the World through Debate is a guide to both the theory and practice of debate around the world. Its four sections offer an introduction to: Core skills structuring a speech, argumentation, rebuttal, the use of evidence, critical thinking, and active listening Debate in practice viewing the debate, introductory speeches, elaboration and extension, and concluding speeches Debate tools preparation, notes, timing, manner and matter, hard and soft interaction, and adjudication. Four popular formats in international debating British Parliamentary, Karl Popper, World Schools and Asian Parliamentary.