BAS21 – BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
Essay 2: Present arguments supporting your position (affirmative/negative) of your team’s
Topic: Gambling should be banned. (Affirmative)
debating topic. The following criteria will put you in range, but do not guarantee, your
receiving a:
• high distinction: present four arguments, 0% Turnitin plagiarism score, valid research
sources cited, footnotes formatted without error in Oxford format; highest quality of logical presentation; submitted on time.
• distinction: present three arguments, 0% Turnitin plagiarism score, valid research sources cited, footnotes formatted without error in Oxford format; highest quality of logical presentation; submitted on time.
• credit: present two arguments, 0% Turnitin plagiarism score, valid research sources cited, footnotes formatted without error in Oxford format; highest quality of logical presentation; submitted on time.
• pass: present one arguments, 0% Turnitin plagiarism score, valid research sources cited, footnotes formatted without error in Oxford format; highest quality of logical presentation; submitted on time.
Presentation Skills in Debate: You will be assessed on your posture, eye contact with the audience, projection of voice, use of cue cards, command of your subject, and best use of the techniques governing your introduction, body and conclusion.