1. Did you effectively research and debate your topic? Why or why not? Yes, I do believe that I effectively researched and debated my topic on mandatory genetic testing for athletes. In order to prepare for the debate, I collected large amounts of information from several different online sources. I made sure that all the sources that I collected were credible and that the information I received would help lead my debate team to victory. When I was collecting the research, I made sure to not only get information on the pro attributes of mandatory genetic testing for athletes, but I also collected points on the cons that our opponents could possibly use. I wanted to ensure that we were prepared and were able to cover all the possibilities. 2. Do you feel your side won the debate? Justify you answer. Yes, I do believe that my side won the debate. I feel that we went into our debate well prepared. Together as a group we had a large sum of credible information and we ensured that we had a variety of points on why genetic testing should be mandatory for athletes. We opened the debate with thorough information and continued to build our case with our opening statements. We were able to …show more content…
The strategy of using statistics was effective because it gave the audience an insight of data that has been collected about how efficient a source really is. For example, the group composed of Haley, Pierce, and Kayla used statistics to help prove how reliable genetic testing was. The use of law was effective because the group was able to rebuttal when they were told a client’s privacy would not matter to large companies. I feel that providing the law allowed the pro team to win. They were prepared for the privacy aspect to be brought up and they had a law to prove their