Word: argument
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...chief weakness of the affirmative was a tendency to make unsupported statements, while the negative failed to take advantage of one of the strongest arguments on their side, namely, that of policy. The decate on the whole was a disappointing one and showed lack of sufficient preparation. Each side wasted valuable time in the refutation of unimportant arguments instead of taking up every possible argument on its own side...
...debating club has recently been organized at the Law School in order to give training both in forensic argument and in extemporaneous debate. Biweekly meetings althernating with Mr. Copeland's classes in reading and speaking are held, every other one of which is a prepared debate...
...recognized fact that in the last two or three years interest in the weekly debates has flagged considerably. This may be used as an argument in favor of class debating societies. The real reason, however, of this apparent dying of interest is that debating activity has been transferred. In English 30 and English 6 Juniors and Seniors find opportunity for all the debating that time allows. A general survey of the field shows that the Sophomore class is the only one not expressly provided for, the Freshman Debating Club, English 30 and English 6 furnishing adequate opportunities for the three...
Representing as they did the best debating strength of the University for several years past, the men all spoke in admirable form and with effective argument. For the Union, Hall and Warren were best in arguments, while Sayre made a very fluent reply to the first two negative speaker. Dobyns, Dorr and Youngman made the best showing for the Forum, although the forcible and keen rebuttal of Paine must be noticed, as well as his thorough conception of the question in discussion...
Twenty-one men spoke last evening at the last competitive debate for membership in the Harvard Union this year. The standard of speaking was uniformly high, the candidates from 1900 being particularly strong, both in form and argument...