ballon debate 是什么

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ballon debate 是什么

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A balloon debate is a debate in which a number of speakers attempt to win the approval of an audience.The audience is invited to imagine that the speakers are flying in a hot-air balloon which is sinking and that someone must be thrown out if everyone is not to die.Each speaker has to make the case why they should not be thrown out of the balloon to save the remainder.
是一种在美国中学中常用的辩论形式.在此种辩论中,辩手的目的是的到观众的认可.其得名的原因是观众要想想这些辩手坐在一个正在下落的热气球里,如果不丢掉一些人,大家就都会死掉.而每个辩手都要陈述自己不能被丢出热气球的原因.往往辩手会被赋予一些名人、科学家的身份,如爱因斯坦,从他们的身份的角度,来找出生存的理由进行辩论.