I saw you walking right in front of me a few weeks ago near the business school, Matt! Was with my family so didn't manage to say hi. Wanted to applaud you again for all your wonderful work :D
Hello professor! Thank you for this wonderful video, I think it truly shows the meaning of debate and arguing, in that it’s not to violently exchange points of view and attempt to repress the ‘opposition’, but to acknowledge other perspectives while persuading others to your view. I also greatly enjoyed how when explaining your points, specifically the one about empathy you utilised your own advice, focussing on the keyword ‘empathy’, fleshing out what it means to be empathetic and linking that to a key component of a debate, that most, if not all, can agree on. Persuasion. In addition to that I appreciated the tour around Jesus College (I presume). It’s almost as enticing to watch as the subject you speak of. I hope you enjoy the start of a new school year and have a lovely day. - A Farid
As always, your perspective is invaluable to me. May I ask a question that popped into my head when contemplating your perspective? Is this linked to the principles of pathos? And could other persuasive techniques be used as succesfully such as logos and ethos or whatever other 'os exists? And would this depend upon the audience you need to convince? Thank you Dr Matt Williams
Thanks for your kind comment! Yes, you can totally use the Aristotelian trinity of ethos, logos and pathos. They have stood the test of time as ways to assess an argument. I suppose the thing with pathos is that it shows the greatest sensitivity to your audience, and hence where it's powered is derived.
Hi Dr. Williams! Thank you so much for this informative video! Do you have any recommendations on in which way can we improve our debating skills if we have no debating club nearby? (A lot of friends and family don't have the time or energy to debate topics respectfully also) Is it possible to develop these skills by yourself?
Thanks for your message! Yes, you can certainly develop the skills on your own. What you would do is find a topic of debate and work out strong opposing arguments. Then see which side you find the more convincing. It can be quite hard to develop your oracy skills on your own, but even that can be practised if you get used to saying your ideas out loud, even if it's just in front of a mirror.
I also come across the same prob - maybe we can form debate partners if you wish 😊 I’m in year12 and studying social science so I’m fairly not stupid at least
Great video, brilliant theory. I just had a quick question: when applying to courses with politics, if a candidate has extra/super curricular activities associated with a political party how is bias eliminated from the selection process? Just asking out of genuine interest, not that I don't trust the process. Many Thanks.
Good question! The major way we eliminate bias is by having multiple academics responsible for admitting students. So, even if one academic harboured conscious or unconscious political biases, they could not unilaterally dismiss an application. We do of course have applicants present string party political affiliations, across the spectrum of UK parties. It is usually not a problem, unless the student themselves is closed minded to consider a range of ideas and concepts critically.
I saw you walking right in front of me a few weeks ago near the business school, Matt! Was with my family so didn't manage to say hi. Wanted to applaud you again for all your wonderful work :D
Thank you! Do say hi next time, if you can!
Hello professor! Thank you for this wonderful video, I think it truly shows the meaning of debate and arguing, in that it’s not to violently exchange points of view and attempt to repress the ‘opposition’, but to acknowledge other perspectives while persuading others to your view. I also greatly enjoyed how when explaining your points, specifically the one about empathy you utilised your own advice, focussing on the keyword ‘empathy’, fleshing out what it means to be empathetic and linking that to a key component of a debate, that most, if not all, can agree on. Persuasion. In addition to that I appreciated the tour around Jesus College (I presume). It’s almost as enticing to watch as the subject you speak of. I hope you enjoy the start of a new school year and have a lovely day. - A Farid
Thank you very much! I hope you're well.
This video pops up at the exact moment I was asking myself this question. Illuminati.
Great!
Another excellent video! Time to test this!
Thank you!
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As always, your perspective is invaluable to me. May I ask a question that popped into my head when contemplating your perspective?
Is this linked to the principles of pathos? And could other persuasive techniques be used as succesfully such as logos and ethos or whatever other 'os exists? And would this depend upon the audience you need to convince?
Thank you Dr Matt Williams
Thanks for your kind comment! Yes, you can totally use the Aristotelian trinity of ethos, logos and pathos. They have stood the test of time as ways to assess an argument.
I suppose the thing with pathos is that it shows the greatest sensitivity to your audience, and hence where it's powered is derived.
Hi Dr. Williams! Thank you so much for this informative video!
Do you have any recommendations on in which way can we improve our debating skills if we have no debating club nearby? (A lot of friends and family don't have the time or energy to debate topics respectfully also)
Is it possible to develop these skills by yourself?
Thanks for your message! Yes, you can certainly develop the skills on your own. What you would do is find a topic of debate and work out strong opposing arguments. Then see which side you find the more convincing.
It can be quite hard to develop your oracy skills on your own, but even that can be practised if you get used to saying your ideas out loud, even if it's just in front of a mirror.
@@JesusCollegeOxford1571 Thank you Dr. Williams! That does seem like the best way especially due to circumstances! I will give it a shot thank you!
I also come across the same prob - maybe we can form debate partners if you wish 😊 I’m in year12 and studying social science so I’m fairly not stupid at least
@@ashleyyy8036 that's a lovely idea! Unfortunately I'm in yr13 (I think that's what it is in the UK) and I've not much time, but I'd love to!
Great video, brilliant theory. I just had a quick question: when applying to courses with politics, if a candidate has extra/super curricular activities associated with a political party how is bias eliminated from the selection process? Just asking out of genuine interest, not that I don't trust the process. Many Thanks.
Good question! The major way we eliminate bias is by having multiple academics responsible for admitting students. So, even if one academic harboured conscious or unconscious political biases, they could not unilaterally dismiss an application.
We do of course have applicants present string party political affiliations, across the spectrum of UK parties. It is usually not a problem, unless the student themselves is closed minded to consider a range of ideas and concepts critically.
@JesusCollegeOxford1571 Fantastic thank you