Based on that consideration, this study is done to give a comprehensive evaluation upon the use of various persuasive strategies.
1.2 Reasons for Choosing the Topic
Delivering the idea in debate is the most essential part to influence the adjudicators in order to win the round. As a matter of fact, the decision upon the
winning and the losing team are made based on persuasive speech the debaters perform in front of the adjudicators. There are 2 main reasons of choosing the
topic of the research. 1
Based on my experiences, debate needs communication skill, especially persuasive strategies to convey the ideas.
2 In order to give the best performance, the debaters‘ speeches need
some further study to meet some criteria as a standard of good speech. This research is expected to make the debaters in particular and second language
learners in general to improve their speech quality during debate competition or other occasions.
1.3 Research Problems
Based on this consideration, there are two problems that can be formulated in this study. They are:
1 What type of persuasive strategies is used by the debaters in the
Australasian Debate Championship ADC and Java Overland Varsities English Debate JOVED 2014?
2 What are the differences between persuasive strategies used by the
debaters of ADC and the debaters of JOVED 2014?
1.4 Purposes of the Study
The study is intended to meet two purposes as follows: 1
to identify the type of persuasive strategies used by the debaters in the final round of Australasian Debate Championship ADC 2014 and
Java Overland Varsity English Debate JOVED 2014; 2
to describe and compare the persuasive strategies between debaters of ADC and JOVED.
1.5 Significance of the Study
The final results of the study are expected to give theoretical, pedagogical and practical implication. Theoretically, the final results of the study will enrich
and enhance the knowledge of debating. Debate nowadays has been inserted in the curriculum of some senior high schools and universities in Indonesia.
Pedagogically, the result of this study will provide guidance and deeper insights on how to make a good or bad persuasive speech.
Meanwhile, the practical contribution which is aimed to the readers or students, particularly debaters is elaborated as follows:
1 to remind them about the importance of public speaking, especially
debating; 2
to introduce some points of persuasive strategies;
3 to introduce some points criteria of what makes a good speech;
4 to bring about the issues concerning the English debate competition for
senior high school and university students.
1.6 Outline of the Report
