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Sruthi Somanchi

Updated on Nov 20, 2021•others

What is the difference between discussion and debate?

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Rashmi Tiwari
Answered on Nov 19, 2021
Debateanddiscussionaretwotermsthatare
frequentlyusedinterchangeablybecausemanypeopleareunawareofthedistinction.

Thismisunderstandingoriginatesfroma
misunderstandingofdebate,whichisfrequentlycharacterisedasadialogueinwhichdiverse
pointsofviewareexpressed.

However,argumentanddiscussionarenotthe
samething;therearenumerousdistinctions
betweenthetwo.

Thecompetitivenessofdebatesistheprimary
distinctionbetweendebateanddiscussion.

Adebateisaformalcontestofreasoning
betweentwopeopleorgroups,whereasa
conversationisaninterchangeofviewpoints
andideas.
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Khushi Agrawal
Answered on Nov 19, 2021

Some difference between debate and discussion are -

1.Debate is a argument between two individuals or two teams while discussion is about exchanging your thoughts , ideas , opinions between a group of people.

2. Debate has two different opposing sides while discussion has no side.

3. Debate has a conclusion and discussion may not be end with conclusion.

4. Debate is done in formal manner while discussion are not in much formal way.

5. Debates are compititive in nature while discussion are Cooperative in nature.Article image

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