Sociology 410/510 - Spring 2003
- RESOLVED:
"The U.S. military should be constituted of soldiers obtained from universal military service (the draft) of all adults aged 18-26."
- A. On Tuesday, we randomly selected sides for this debate. All students who counted off as a "1" will work together in presenting an argument in support of this resolution; students who counted off as "2" will work together in preparing an argument in opposition to this resolution.
- B. If you were not in class Tuesday, and your last name starts with an A-H, you will join the "1's"; if your last name starts with I-Z, you will join the "2's".
- A. For the purposes of this debate, we will "suspend disbelief" in the viewpoint we are presenting.
- B. Both sides will frame the debate drawing closely on Weber's analyses of rationalization and bureaucracy.
- C. Norms of politeness and civility will apply.
- A. Each side will be made up of three teams, one from each campus (Pullman, Tri-Cities, Vancouver), consisting of all "1's" and "2's" on that campus, respectively.
- B. Each team will elect two spokespersons, one for the initial presentation, a second for the rebuttal – for a total of six spokespersons for each side.
- C. Opening remarks will be made by the three initial-presentation-spokespersons for each side; closing remarks by the three rebuttal-spokespersons for each side.
- A. (10 min.) Introduction
- B. (15 min.) Working session, for each team to prepare its opening remarks
- C. (20 min.) Opening presentations – each side will have 10 minutes
- D. (10 min.) Working session, for each team to prepare its rebuttal