Thursday, January 28, 2010

Winners of Debate 2010

1st Position
Anurag Vinayak(TE-IT)
Varun Bora(TE-IT)
2nd Position
Sameer Suman(BE-IT)
Sahil Vashishat(BE-Comp)
3rd Position
Dinesh Mahajan(TE-Comp)
Chinab Aggarwal(TE-Comp)

Best Speaker
Chinab Aggarwal (TE-Comp)

Friday, January 22, 2010

Final Round Of Debate 2010 in SIT Lonavala

DEBATE 2010
The shortlisted teams for final round of debate :
Group ID Name Of Participants Class
1 Anubhav FE (Div-A)
Shresthi
2 Sameer Suman BE-IT
Sahil Vashishat
3 Anurag Vinayak TE-IT
Varun Bora
4 Dhanshree Amburle FE(Div. A)
Hhreekrishna Jyengar
5 Dinesh Mahajan TE(Comp.)
Chinab Aggarwal
6 Mahernosh Patel FE(Div. E)
Prakash Vanwa
7 Shubhangi Kulkarni FE(Div. F)
Mimansa Sharma
8 Pankaj Dhawankar BE(IT)
Rohan Alai

Topic : Indian Railways has seen its golden period under Lalu Prasad Yadav

Time : 3:45pm
Date : 27th Jan 2010
Venue : E&TC Seminar Hall

Rules will be same as in elimination round.

For any queries or problems (including those related to time) contact :
Student Coordinator
9096064524

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Abhishek's Suggestions 4 Debate...

Debate Rules for Use in American English

Definition of Argument:

1. To put forth reasons for or against; debate.
2. To prove or attempt to prove by reasoning.
3. To give evidence of your reasoning.
4. To persuade or influence, as by presenting reasons.

Synonyms of Argument:

Argue, quarrel, wrangle, squabble, haggle, and bicker.



These verbs are compared as they mean to dispute.

Argue This implies intent to persuade an adversary in debate.
Quarrel This stresses animosity and estrangement.
Wrangle This refers to loud, contentious argument and squabble to minor argument over a petty or trivial matter.
Haggle This specifies verbal bargaining usually over a price, in a petty way.
Bicker This suggests sharp, recurrent exchange of remarks on a mean or petty level.

Note:
You need to be very polite when disagreeing with someone in English, even someone you know quite well.
With someone you know very well, you can disagree more directly.



Argument Agreement and Disagreement


A. How to Agree Strongly with an Opinion.

1. I couldn't agree more!
2. That's absolutely true!
3 .Absolutely!
4. I agree with your point.
5. I'd go along with you there.
6. I'm with you on that.
7. That's just what I was thinking.
8. That's exactly what I think.
9. That's a good point.
10. That's just how I see it.
11. That's exactly my opinion. B. How to Half Agree with an Opinion.

1. Yes, perhaps, however ...
2. Well, yes, but ...
3. Yes, in a way, however ...
4. Hmm, possibly, but ...
5. Yes, I agree up to a point, however ...
6. Well, you have a point there, but ...
7. There's something there, I suppose, however.
8. I guess you could be right, but ...
9. Yes, I suppose so, however ...
10. That's worth thinking about, but ...
C. How to Disagree Politely with an Opinion.

1. I am not so sure.
2. Do you think so?
3. Well, it depends.
4. I'm not so certain.
5. Well, I don't know.
6. Well, I'm not so sure about that.
7. Hmm, I'm not sure you're right.
8. I'm inclined to disagree with that.
9. No, I don't think so. D. How to Disagree Strongly with an Opinion.

1. I disagree.
2. I disagree with your idea.
3. I'm afraid I don't agree.
4. I'm afraid your idea is wrong.
5. I can't agree with you.
6. I couldn't accept that for a minute.
7. You can't actually mean that.
8. I wouldn't go along with you there.
9. You can't be serious about that.
10. You must be joking.
11. It's possible you are mistaken about that.
You need to be very polite when disagreeing with someone in English, even someone you know quite well.
With someone you know very well, you can disagree more directly.

Suggestions to have a good Debate...

Debate Rules and Suggestions

Advice on Debating with Others

1.Avoid the use of Never.
2.Avoid the use of Always.
3.Refrain from saying you are wrong.
4.You can say your idea is mistaken.
5.Don't disagree with obvious truths.
6.Attack the idea not the person.
7.Use many rather than most.
8.Avoid exaggeration.
9.Use some rather than many.
10.The use of often allows for exceptions.
11.The use of generally allows for exceptions.
12.Quote sources and numbers.
13.If it is just an opinion, admit it.
14.Do not present opinion as facts.
15.Smile when disagreeing.
16.Stress the positive.
17.You do not need to win every battle to win the war.
18.Concede minor or trivial points.
19.Avoid bickering, quarreling, and wrangling.
20.Watch your tone of voice.
21.Don't win a debate and lose a friend.
22.Keep your perspective - You're just debating.

You need to be very polite when disagreeing with someone in English, even someone you know quite well.
With someone you know very well, you can disagree more directly.

Dabate Competition (Debate 2010)

List of students selected for Debate Competition
Debate 2010
Debate Competition

Elimination Round to be held on: 21-01-2010
Time: 03:45pm
Venue: EnTC seminar hall

The Shortlisted Groups for Debate Competition as per first cum first served basis are as follows:
Group ID Name Of Participants Class
1 Paras Jandhwani BE-EnTC
Manish Mallik TE-EnTC
2 Sameer Suman BE-IT
Shivraj Hiremath BE-IT
3 Shubhangi Kulkarni FE(Div. F)
Mimansa Sharma FE(Div. F)
4 Dhanshree Amburle FE(Div. A)

5 Sushant Raut FE(Div. E)
Yogesh Patel FE(Div. E)
6 Ekta Khandelwal SE(IT)
Natasha Parab SE(IT)
7 Dinesh Mahajan TE(Comp.)
Chinab Aggarwal TE(Comp.)
8 Ameet Gore TE(Comp.)
Amit Kankariya TE(Comp.)
9 Mahernosh Patel FE(Div. E)
Prakash Vanwa FE(Div. E)
10 Abhishek Kumar BE(IT)
Sahil Vasist BE(Comp.)
11 Deepankar Kshtiz BE(EnTC)
Puraskar BE(EnTC)
12 Rohan Alai (BE-IT)
Pankaj Dhawankar (BE-IT)
13 Anubhav Mohanty FE(Div. A)
Shresthi Jain FE(Div. F)

Note: Group 4 & 12 should sms the second member name with group ID by 19-01-2010 on 9096064524.Otherwise their registration will be cancelled.


DEBATE COMPETITION

Elimination Round
Topic:
(1) ’Sach Ka Samana’ and similar other TV shows are harming the human relationship.
(2) Division of states is helpful in development of India.

Final Round
Topic:Topics yet to be dispayed (Will be dispayed soon)

General Rules for Debate Competition:

1>There will be two members in a group. One of them will speak in favour of the motion i.e. for the Topic and other one will speak against the motion i.e. against the topic.
2>There will be in all together three rounds

Round 1: Each Participant will present its thoughts over the Topic for 2 minutes.

Round 2: Butling Round i.e. Each member will be given a maximum time of 1 Minute to contradict the points of your opponent other than your groupmate.

Round 3:Re-Butling Round i.e. In this round each member will be given a maximum of 1 Minute to defend your points.

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Institution Of Engineers Activity

A GD Competition is going to be held in SIT,Lonavala in Dept. Of EnTC under the banner of Institution Of Engineers(IE) students chapter in coming week...

Dabate Competition

A debate competition is going to be held in coming weeks under IE chpater...