#254 - Bo Seo on GOOD ARGUMENTS

Former world champion debater Bo Seo chats with Trey Elling about GOOD ARGUMENTS: HOW DEBATE TEACHES US TO LISTEN AND BE HEARD. Topics include: Bo's goal with the book (0:27) Why disagreement is valuable in human interaction (2:30) Bo's outright avoidance of conflict changing in 2005 (4:52) The importance of topic analysis for debate (10:38) Why 'truth' and 'importance' are debate's two burdens of proof to convince a listener (15:49) Counterclaims as an embodiment for justifiable hope, according to Aristotle (28:14) Why rhetoric has such a negative connotation, and what good rhetoric looks like (32:02) Four qualifications that determine whether an argument is worth pursuing (37:02) How to disarm a name-calling bully in a debate (44:46) The greatest lesson he learned while coaching debate (48:10) Side-switching as another tool to prepare for debate (54:42)