Describe the steps that you would take to effectively prepare for a discussion about a debatable issue.

1. Understand the proposition completely;

2. List possible evidences supporting your position;

3. Do research to support your claim and evidences;

4. Interview experts on that particular field;

5. Organize your ideas logically to preclude questions; and

6. Practice with your friends.

Explanation:

Enough preparation is necessary but make sure you understand the issue to be debated on first. Research, experts and logical organization and presentation of your evidence will make your point truthful and convincing.

both the address and the poster use diction to convey their message. diction is defined as a style of writing or speaking based on the types of words chosen in order to send a message. parallelism is when a similar sentence structure is used for several sentences on a text; roosevelt's address doesn't follow that. repetition has to do with repeating a word or sentence in order to emphasize and idea, however neither the poster nor the address use repetion. finally, the address doesn't use images to convey a message.

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