Pros and Cons

Pros and Cons: A Debaters Handbook offers a unique and invaluable guide to current controversies, providing material for debate on a wide range of topics. Arguments for and against each subject appear in adjacent columns for easy comparison, and related topics and suggestions for possible motions are listed at the end of each entry. Since its publication in 1896 the handbook has been regularly updated and this eighteenth edition includes new issues such as censorship of the internet, genetic engineering and the legalisation of prostitution. The introductory essay describes debating technique, covering the rules, structure and type of debate, and offering tips on how to become a successful speaker. The book is then divided into eight thematic sections, where specific subjects are covered individually.

ISBN 0415195489   Pages 280 ISBN13 9780415195485 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd   Weight (grammes) 430 Imprint Routledge   Published in London Format Paperback   Previous ISBN 9780415084611 Publication date 01 Apr 1999   Height (mm) 234 Non-book description xiii, 263 p. ;   Width (mm) 156 Library of Congress 98039839   Spine width (mm) 21 DEWEY 300   Academic level Professional / Scholarly DEWEY edition DC21

		Editorial Team
		Foreword
		Preface
		How to Debate		1
A		Philosophical / Political Theory		11
B		Constitutional / Governance		37
C		Politics and Economics: National		69
D		Politics and Economics: International		97
E		Moral and Religious		133
F		Education, Culture and Sport		177
G		Law and Crime		213
H		Health, Science and Technology		243

An impressive resource. Well over one hundred controversies are covered in the book. The contributors have produced a powerful testament to the scope of public debate. An essential reference.

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