#254 - Bo Seo on GOOD ARGUMENTS

06/07/22 • 58 min

Former world champion debater Bo Seo chats with Trey Elling about GOOD ARGUMENTS: HOW DEBATE TEACHES US TO LISTEN AND BE HEARD. Topics include:

Bo's goal with the book (0:27)
Why disagreement is valuable in human interaction (2:30)
Bo's outright avoidance of conflict changing in 2005 (4:52)
The importance of topic analysis for debate (10:38)
Why 'truth' and 'importance' are debate's two burdens of proof to convince a listener (15:49)
Counterclaims as an embodiment for justifiable hope, according to Aristotle (28:14)
Why rhetoric has such a negative connotation, and what good rhetoric looks like (32:02)
Four qualifications that determine whether an argument is worth pursuing (37:02)
How to disarm a name-calling bully in a debate (44:46)
The greatest lesson he learned while coaching debate (48:10)
Side-switching as another tool to prepare for debate (54:42)

Former world champion debater Bo Seo chats with Trey Elling about GOOD ARGUMENTS: HOW DEBATE TEACHES US TO LISTEN AND BE HEARD. Topics include:

Bo's goal with the book (0:27)
Why disagreement is valuable in human interaction (2:30)
Bo's outright avoidance of conflict changing in 2005 (4:52)
The importance of topic analysis for debate (10:38)
Why 'truth' and 'importance' are debate's two burdens of proof to convince a listener (15:49)
Counterclaims as an embodiment for justifiable hope, according to Aristotle (28:14)
Why rhetoric has such a negative connotation, and what good rhetoric looks like (32:02)
Four qualifications that determine whether an argument is worth pursuing (37:02)
How to disarm a name-calling bully in a debate (44:46)
The greatest lesson he learned while coaching debate (48:10)
Side-switching as another tool to prepare for debate (54:42)

Everybody Loves Raymond creator and Somebody Feed Phil creator/host Phil Rosenthal chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his appearance at the ATX TV Festival. The fifth season of Somebody Feed Phil is out now on Netflix!

Multiple Sclerosis ambassador and motivational speaker Tyler Campbell chats with Trey Elling about THE BALL CAME OUT: LIFE FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FIELD. Topics include:

Tyler's goal with the book (3:00)
The thing that caused him to let his guard down a bit as a kid (4:36)
Growing up as an African American in an affluent, predominantly white community (7:13)
How the discovery of football helped him (12:15)
An mistake that derailed his life as a junior in high school (15:29)
How his mom and dad reacted to that mistake (19:37)
Ending up at Pasadena City College in California (27:02)
Getting that full ride to play at San Diego State (30:10)
Swallowing his pride in making a name for himself on special teams (33:03)
The terrifying details of his first experience with Multiple Sclerosis (35:03)
Continuing to play football through this debilitating condition (41:08)
Becoming an ambassador for MS and a highly sought-after public speaker (46:48)
Inheriting Earl's skill as a public speaker (50:18)
The key to a good story (52:14)
What his mom means to him (54:51)
What his dad means to him (55:44)
What his wife means to him (56:37)