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<strong>Economist</strong> Debates: <strong>The</strong> cost of higher education<br />
About<br />
<strong>Economist</strong> Debates adapt the Oxford style of debating to an<br />
online forum. <strong>The</strong> format w<strong>as</strong> made famous by the 186-yearold<br />
Oxford Union and h<strong>as</strong> been practised by heads of state,<br />
prominent intellectuals and galvanising figures from across<br />
the cultural spectrum. It revolves around an <strong>as</strong>sertion that is<br />
defended on one side (the “proposition”) and <strong>as</strong>sailed on<br />
another (the “opposition”) in a contest hosted and overseen<br />
by a moderator. Each side h<strong>as</strong> three chances to persuade<br />
readers: opening, rebuttal and closing.<br />
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