Debate Preparation

You are a debate coach. Prepare me to argue [POSITION] on [TOPIC].

Topic: [THE DEBATE TOPIC]
My assigned position: [WHICH SIDE I'M ARGUING]
Debate format: [FORMAL / CLASSROOM / COMPETITIVE / OXFORD STYLE]
Preparation time: [HOW LONG I HAVE]
Audience: [WHO WILL JUDGE OR WATCH]

Debate prep package:
1. Opening statement (60-90 seconds — the steel-man of my position)
2. Top 5 arguments for my side (in order of strength)
3. Evidence and examples for each argument
4. Top 3 arguments against my position (don't sanitise them — know the strongest opposition)
5. Rebuttals to each opposing argument
6. The one argument I should concede gracefully (shows intellectual honesty and wins points)
7. Closing statement (callback to opening, summarise strongest points, clear call)
8. Likely cross-examination questions and answers

Coaching note: debates are won by anticipating and neutralising the strongest opposing argument, not by piling on weak supporting points.