Debating with AI

• Debating
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Debating with AI

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to use AI to enhance your debating skills and formulate stronger arguments.

Introduce the learning objective and emphasize the importance of developing strong debating skills in today's world.

What do you already know about debating and formulating arguments?

Debating 101

Debating involves presenting arguments for or against a specific topic in a structured and logical manner.

Explain the basics of debating and provide examples of common debating formats.

Formulating Arguments

To formulate a strong argument, you need to identify your main points, provide evidence to support your points, and address potential counterarguments.

Explain the process of formulating a strong argument and provide examples of effective argumentation.

How AI Can Help

AI can help you improve your debating skills by analyzing your arguments, identifying weaknesses, and suggesting improvements.

Explain the benefits of using AI for debating and provide examples of AI tools that can assist in argument analysis.

Using AI Tools

AI tools like IBM Debater and Arguman can help you analyze arguments, identify fallacies, and suggest improvements.

Provide a brief overview of popular AI tools for argument analysis and demonstrate how to use them.

Ethical Considerations

While AI can be helpful in improving your debating skills, it's important to consider ethical implications such as bias and privacy concerns.

Discuss the potential ethical concerns associated with using AI for debating and encourage students to think critically about these issues.

Practice Debate

Now that you've learned about debating and how AI can help, it's time to practice! Choose a topic, form teams, and debate using the skills you've learned.

Divide students into teams and provide guidelines for conducting a mock debate. Encourage students to use AI tools to enhance their arguments.

Debrief and Reflection

After the debate, take some time to reflect on your performance and discuss what you learned. What worked well? What could be improved?

Lead a discussion about the debate and encourage students to reflect on their experience using AI to enhance their arguments.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.