MAGS Wins Debate!
A big congratulations to MAGS 1 and MAGS 4 junior teams for winning their first debate!
As for many of the member it was their first time, and many of them were nervous. Going into the debate, most of them had no idea what it would be like, apart from a basic idea of the moot, and a tonne of notes. The moot for this debate was "this house will ban zoos". MAGS 1 was affirming, and MAGS 4 was negating.
'As we were herded into the class rooms with the adjudicator watching us seemingly menacingly, hands started to sweat and feet started to tap. It was a nerve-racking few minutes before it actually started.
"Prepare your first speaker," the adjudicator announced. "we will begin shortly."
The amount of pressure we felt was unpredictable. What if we misspoke? What if we said something stupid? What if we lost and let down each other? But the second we began to debate, majority of our stress was forgotten.
After a few slip ups, and lots of heavy arguments, our final speakers began. And just like that the debate was done.
After a lot of anticipating silence, the verdict was out, we had won!'
- Grace Duan, debating member of MAGS 4
Debating is a really fun and worthwhile club, so any aspiring debaters out there, join debating!
As for many of the member it was their first time, and many of them were nervous. Going into the debate, most of them had no idea what it would be like, apart from a basic idea of the moot, and a tonne of notes. The moot for this debate was "this house will ban zoos". MAGS 1 was affirming, and MAGS 4 was negating.
'As we were herded into the class rooms with the adjudicator watching us seemingly menacingly, hands started to sweat and feet started to tap. It was a nerve-racking few minutes before it actually started.
"Prepare your first speaker," the adjudicator announced. "we will begin shortly."
The amount of pressure we felt was unpredictable. What if we misspoke? What if we said something stupid? What if we lost and let down each other? But the second we began to debate, majority of our stress was forgotten.
After a few slip ups, and lots of heavy arguments, our final speakers began. And just like that the debate was done.
After a lot of anticipating silence, the verdict was out, we had won!'
- Grace Duan, debating member of MAGS 4
Debating is a really fun and worthwhile club, so any aspiring debaters out there, join debating!
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