Debating, Friday November 2

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Chuck glared at the kids sitting in front of him.



“Why aren’t you supporting our country? You’re all sitting around enjoying public education, ignoring everything outside of your middle-class bubbles, when you could be sneaking off to be underage recruits for the army.” He gave them all a derisive look. “You kids and thinking all of you should have public education. Goods across the board like that? That’s not democratic. That’s communist. You, kids, are communist.”

Chuck went to the board and wrote “False dilemma.”

“Something we’ve been working on in class this semester is simplification. You need to simplify your arguments down to the bare bones, and not let any silly little facts get in your way. Narrow down exactly what is wrong with the opposing side, be it the argument, the result of their argument, or the person themself. Figure out just how awful it could be, and stick to it. Above all else, do not let them convince you that there are shades of gray. That’s where the dilemma comes into play. There’s no way of compromising here, no way you’ll let them off the hook with any of their flaws. There is only their horrible option, or your straight-up, excellent one.”

He clapped his hands. “Pair up, and get to it!”


[OOC: Just a minute... We now return you to your regularly scheduled deathmatches.]

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Sign in

[certaintrouble.livejournal.com]

...tell us why you should get an a in class, and why Noblet would be a fool to deny you one.

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[willbedone.livejournal.com]

Willow Rosenberg, who should not get an A but an A++. Mr. Noblet knows her well enough by now to know how foolish it would be to deny her.

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[scary-jeff.livejournal.com]

Jeff Murdock, who has always supported Noblet with truly A+ worthy levels of cowering in a multitude of inspiring locations

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[palestshadow.livejournal.com]

Naminé, who should get an A in this class because only Communist sympathizers give out Bs to students

... and Chickentine (http://palestshadow.livejournal.com/10030.html), who should get an A in this class because he attended while in chicken form and really, that's impressive

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[misshargrove.livejournal.com]

Annette Hargrove, just because.

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[goodgirlmeg.livejournal.com]

Meg Manning, because she gets A's in everything.

Lecture

[certaintrouble.livejournal.com]

Notes, questions, pie.

Re: Lecture

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

Willow raised her hand.

Re: Lecture

[certaintrouble.livejournal.com]

"Student who is less of a pain than the others!" He called.

Re: Lecture

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

Willow beamed at the compliment.

"I'm pretty sure this is a private school."

Re: Lecture

[certaintrouble.livejournal.com]

Ooooh. Well played, Teacher's Pet. Well played.

"But this place doesn't have the proper air of a private school," he responded. "You don't see them keeping out poor people, do you? Typical communist front."

Re: Lecture

[palestshadow.livejournal.com]

Naminé raised her hand. The one which was not holding a weetiny chicken.

Re: Lecture

[certaintrouble.livejournal.com]

"Blonde and Board-face Chicken!"

He had got the note.

Re: Lecture

[palestshadow.livejournal.com]

Naminé smiled. And had to think quickly, as her intended question of 'did you get my note' was a moot point.

"Do I get extra credit for bringing him?" she asked instead.

FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT!

[certaintrouble.livejournal.com]

See life in black and white, ignore reason and subtlety.

Re: FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT!

[scary-jeff.livejournal.com]

Jeff was cowering.

Again.

Re: FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT!

[palestshadow.livejournal.com]

Naminé leaned over and smiled, hopefully reassuringly, to the weird boy who always seemed to shout things about breasts. "Shall we pair up for this?" she asked. "Or I suppose it isn't a pair. Two and a half, possibly."

She nodded to the chicken who was peeping on her desk.

Re: FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT!

[scary-jeff.livejournal.com]

Jeff backed away like he'd just been hit by lightening. "You're a chicken!" he yelled, completely failing to actually notice Chickentine except on some subconscious level. "I mean, not physically or anything. I mean. You look very human for a chicken! Not that you're one, I'm just saying, on a fowl scale from 1 to 10, you look the most..." he paused, grasping for something, "...regular!"

Re: FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT!

[palestshadow.livejournal.com]

Naminé blinked. Perhaps this had been a bad idea?

"I'm not a chicken," she said carefully. "Valentine is. We were just talking and suddenly, he was a chicken. Apparently, it happens here a lot?"

Chickentine sniffed curiously in Jeff's direction and fluffed himself up. This boy seemed very strange. Chickentine approved.

Re: FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT!

[misshargrove.livejournal.com]

Annette wasn't too sure she felt up for fighting today.

Re: FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT!

[goodgirlmeg.livejournal.com]

Why oh why wasn't there anybody else without a partner? Meg just sat down in front of Annette and waited for her to say something.

Re: FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT!

[misshargrove.livejournal.com]

Oh dear sweet mother Mary. Annette looked across at Meg and waited for her to say something.

Re: FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT!

[goodgirlmeg.livejournal.com]

"There was nobody else left." she said, feeling the need to explain herself.

After class

[certaintrouble.livejournal.com]

Chuck is gearing up to leave. You can still catch him.

OOC

[certaintrouble.livejournal.com]

Communist jokes never stop being funny.