Abstract
Academic debate continues to face the long term issue of how to reconcile competing philosophies of argument pedagogy and competitive practice, especially between adherents technical and civic debate theories. Using the theories of Pierre Bourdieu, this essay offers an analysis of this division, focusing on the role of dominant language formation and the role fluency plays in constituting power dynamic in the activity. The conception of a translation approach to judging is offered as a remedy for the exclusionary effects of technical language use in debate.
Recommended Citation
Paroske, M. (2011). The Official Language of Academic Debate. National Forensic Journal, 29(2). https://doi.org/10.56816/0749-1042.1070
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