26 student debaters attended a special workshop on Analyzing QSDL-II Prepared Motions on 30th January 2022, by alumnus Farhan Sakkir, who is currently studying Economics at the University of Toronto and is an international debater, coach and judge.
The debaters explored the motion. This House Believes That the Mexican government should support vigilante groups operating in high crime areas, and This House Believes That South Korea should give up on seeking reunification with North Korea.
Farhan helped the debaters critically analyze their approach, arguments and overall case on both motions in a highly interactive discussion-based workshop. He advised debaters to strategically arrange the arguments from the most likely but least impactful to the least likely but most impactful to maximize persuasiveness. He pointed out the flaws such as how certain impacts were too contingent on some unlikely assumptions. He suggested that proving the likelihood of an impact is a prerequisite to proving its benefits or harms.
This kind of programme helps the school and alumni to strengthen.
