Saturday, 31 May

How To Oppose An Argument - Debate Workshop

Disagreements happen. You will learn how to respectfully disagree and present your own views in a constructive and effective manner.

By Debate London

Date and time

Sat, 31 May 2025 12:00 - 16:30 GMT+1

Location

Ye Olde Cock Tavern

22 Fleet Street London EC4Y 1AA United Kingdom

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 2 days before event

Agenda

12:00 PM - 12:05 PM

Doors to the venue open - Grab a drink and get your seats.

The Venue opens at 12:00. The workshop will formally begin at 12:10 once everyone is settled.

12:10 PM - 1:00 PM

Introduction to opposition

1:00 PM - 1:15 PM

Drinks Break

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

Active Learning and Debate Exercises

2:15 PM - 3:00 PM

Lunch

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM

Opposition Recap

3:15 PM - 4:00 PM

Practice Debates

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Coach Feedback & Final Q&A

4:30 PM

After Workshop Social - Join us for a drink :)

About this event

Event lasts 4 hours 30 minutes

Often we are presented with ideas, plans and suggestions which we don't agree with or better yet believe we have better path forward. In this 4.5 hour masterclass we will be covering the fundamentals of how we can precisely poke at the flaws in an idea while presenting our own view in a professional manner without risking any fall out from our peers.

Skills you will develop:

Understanding logical falacies
Rebuttal and how to structure it.
Challenging ideas constructively

Venue

Food and drink is available for order at the venue. There is a 10 minute drinks break and a 30 minute lunch break included in the running time.

Please do not bring external food or drink into the premises you WILL be asked to throw it away.

Our Coaches

Debate London's Coaching team brings together 6 of the greatest debaters from across the UK and the USA with a combined experience of over a century in debating. Wether that is leading on the debate competition circuit, judging debates across university & professional levels or running debate training organisiations to develop the next generation of debaters our team will give you the skills you need to debate with the best of them

Organised by

Debate London

At Debate London we train you to speak in public, think strategically, and deal with conflict. We offer members regular opportunities to participate in our monthly, free-to-attend debates, that are open to all!

Our events tend to fall under 2 categories:

Public Speaking and Debate Training workshops, where we train our members to defend arguments in their own words by develop a range of skills

Free-to-attend Public debates, where every 1st & 3rd Wednesday of the month we debate the issues dividing public opinion. This year topics ranged from NATO membership for Ukraine, to deposing Boris Johnson, falling UK birth rates - and fake news. Topics are expressed not as a question, but as a proposal, that the audience must vote to accept or reject after hearing all the arguments.