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01 Why Debate Matters 02 The Greek Legacy 03 The Rhetorical Triangle 04 Kairos

05 Ethos: Building Credibility 06 Character in Action 07 Pathos: Moving Hearts 08 The Emotions Catalog 09 Logos: Constructing Reason 10 Evidence and Proof

11 Building Your Case 12 The Art of Refutation 13 Fallacies and Traps 14 The Socratic Method 15 Steelmanning

16 Debate in the Workplace 17 Debate in Education 18 Digital Discourse 19 Debate as Civic Duty

20 The Philosopher's Victory

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THE DEBATE GUIDE

Master the timeless art of persuasion.

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