1 OPENING
Good Afternoon, Ladies and Gentlemen.
Today’s debate is a very interesting one but there are two key arguments in the opposition’s case that are flawed:
1. Laughter improves self-esteem during stressful times and creates a better individual image.
2. Humour assists in bringing people together in society, regardless of their differences.
I’d like to rebut them now.
2 REBUTTAL OF KEY POINTS
The speaker for the affirmative FIRSTLY argued that laughter improves self-esteem during stressful times and creates a better individual image.
While I do recognise that humour improves your self-esteem during stressful times, how does this even relate to conflict resolution? Yes, you will be happier – however, how is this going to
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Secondly,
That by dealing with conflict in the previously described manner, we will solve conflict on a national and global scale in a variety of contexts.
5 FIRST POINT
My first argument will clearly explain the verbal and mental strategies that help to resolve conflict, and how humour is inferior to these methods.
The verbal and mental strategies between two individuals in a conflict will help to effectively deal with it. We can use such methods every day to communicate with a person, find out what is concerning them, and thus delve deep into a one-on-one conflict to truly know the solution, the reason why they are concerned, the reason why you are concerned, the reason why conflict is a problem in the first place.
For example, look at sources such as Berkeley Human Resources.
6 FIRST POINT
In this case, they have clearly demonstrated to us, and have even clearly stated to us, that “[t]o manage conflict effectively you must be a skilled communicator”, stating that you must “creat[e] an open communication environment.” To use an environment like this effectively, they have confirmed that you must acknowledge the problem, by communicating your concerns open-endedly between the person; you must let individuals express their feelings to understand the causes for conflict; you must define the problem, for both individuals to understand the
1-Aside from improving our moods, laughter can reduce stress, help fight infection, and reduce pain.
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