Debate

[Merna]

A formal discussion on a particular matter in a public meeting or legislative assembly, in which opposing arguments are put forward and which usually ends with a vote.

[Greta]

used to [catch] [de] [fish]

[Agnes]

Today, a form of intellectual self-masturbation in which one attempts to scale an [ivory tower] in the shortest time possible. Policy debate was founded in 1957 in an attempt to disguise the throes of the real world with dignified, intellectual switch-side arguments. The framers intended it to allow young people to become more active in the world around them and encourage them to do something to help the [ailing] world. Instead, debaters made the activity into a competition of who could spew the most statistics, impacts, horribly [damnable] effects/results, screaming evidence at cutthroat speed, and modern debate sprouted as a result. Debate resides close to the top of the proverbial ivory tower, as the real world gets translated into evidence and impacts, statistics and [strats] to win tournaments. Those who participate for the fun of it are exempt from this definition; it is only applicable to debate when it is applied as a [critical theory] that can benefit the world.

[Kit]

[Sarah Palins] [natural] [enemy].