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Chapter 301 Arts or Science?

No matter what level of debate competition is, the on-site appeal is very important, sometimes even more important than logic itself.

Yi Yang himself knows that the logic of his opening argument may not be very perfect, but as long as it can resonate with the audience, someone will give you a nod, which will further attack the opponent.

Still the same sentence, even if you say something that can be easily refuted on the field, but the other party does not realize it and does not refute it, your argument is successful.

Both sides did have insufficient preparations. In the second and third debates, the confrontation was not as sharp as the opening argument, and there was even a feeling that the more they talked, the more they got off topic. Fortunately, Xing Yingdan was stable enough. Forcibly pulling the rhythm back again, the judges in the audience frowned and nodded.

It wasn't until the free debate session that the atmosphere gradually became warmer.

"Next, we will enter the free defense session. Both sides will have 4 minutes. Please speak first."

As soon as the host finished speaking, the second defense of the affirmative party got up.

"I would like to ask the opponent's debate friend, if you were Xiang Yu, and you knew that Liu Bang would defeat you in the future, and you didn't need such bright and stalwart means, would you still think about what the opponent said in the debate, and insist on the so-called heroic integrity?"

Zhan Chao was a little proud of asking such a stupid question. It was indeed a girl, and he stood up immediately: "Of course I will! May I ask the other party, do you want to be a hero or a villain?"

Yi Yang smiled and said, "It sounds good."

"My daughter likes to be hugged by her good-looking brothers and sisters since she was a child." The middle-aged man held the little girl's hand and said to Yi Yang.

"The other party's question and answer are too subjective. Killing Liu Bang doesn't mean you can't be a hero, and not killing Liu Bang doesn't mean you can't be a villain. Of course we want to be a hero, but we want to be a victorious hero. I would like to ask the opposing debater, do you think that Xiang Yu is no longer a hero if he killed Liu Bang, so how do you explain it as a big event without sticking to the trivial?"

Liberal arts/science leads to social progress.

"My name is Huanxi..." The little girl thought for a while, and said solemnly, "Father said that vulgarity is elegance. Huanxi is a good name. Brother, does my name sound nice?"

Many times, even a hallowed competition like the International Collegiate Debating Competition will have flaws. Occasionally, the audience will feel that it is nothing more than that when watching the competition.
Only those who have actually participated in debates know that it is not easy to speak fluently in such a high-pressure environment.

Of course, what Yi Yang thought of at this time was not Zhu Ziqing, he was staring at the lotus pond, but what he thought of was Jiang Lili...

Like many famous schools, Tunghai University has its own unique scenery.

The lotus pond is surrounded by osmanthus trees in a patchwork manner. From a distance, it looks solid, but when you walk in, you find that the terrain here is flat, and the distance between trees is just right, leaving just enough space for people to pass through.

Kang Huanxi was a little disappointed, and nodded: "Oh..."

"Friends of the opposing party, what we are discussing today is Xiang Yu. You haven't answered our question yet. Do you think that Xiang Yu will win the final victory by killing Liu Bang? Second time."

"Oh……"

Yi Yang smiled, squatted down on his own initiative, and looked at the little girl at the same level: "What's the matter, little sister?"

Yi Yang shook his head: "I'm still a high school student, only a sophomore at the moment."

And this time the topic of debate is much more down-to-earth than the previous ones...

Looking around, I saw a middle-aged man wearing glasses, with a smile on his face, walking in this direction calmly.

The four sides of the lotus pond are covered with sweet-scented osmanthus trees.

At this time, Liang Ruimin took Xing Yingdan and asked Zhan Chao to take pictures for them, and Yi Yang was alone, lying on the stone railing of Baiyu Bridge to watch quietly, feeling a little emotional in his heart... If we talk about the last life, it doesn't even need to be the last life, two or three years Before, let him calm down and watch these scenes, he will feel impetuous.

The affirmative is that liberal arts lead social progress, while the opposite is that science leads social progress.

"Well... this time representing our high school to participate in a debate competition here."

The two most famous places in the school can be regarded as scenic spots, one of which is the quiet lotus pond, which complements the overall style of the school.

Yi Yang was about to decline, when the little girl said in her father's arms, "Big Brother, can you give me a kiss?"

It just rained last night, and there are many broken branches and withered yellow lotus leaves scattered on the faint pool water. As the saying goes, water makes spirits, but this water gives people a feeling of depression, filled with a touch of sadness, Until you look into the depths of the lotus pond and look at the wood, you can see the green under the stone arch bridge not far away, which makes people feel back to summer in a trance.

Just when I was in a trance, I felt that the trouser legs were gently pulled.

After a few days like this, they miraculously passed all the way and entered the final.

Yi Yang noticed that far away from the quiet lotus pond, there was a large stone tablet with the words "Osmanthus Garden" written on it.

The lotus leaves should be the most beautiful in midsummer, but now it is autumn, and the lotus flowers on the edge of the pond are bleak.

Yi Yang smiled: "Your daughter is very cute, and she is so discerning at such a young age, she must be very blessed in the future."

Yi Yang was taken aback for a moment, then smiled dumbly and nodded: "Of course."

Xing Yingdan said: "That bridge is called Baiyu Bridge, let's go to the bridge!"

Zhan Chao said: "Your brother's grades must be very good! Tunghai University's two ace majors have higher scores than Qingbei Line."

"May I ask the opponent's debater how to explain that Cao Cao is also regarded as a hero by many people?"

On the way, Xing Yingdan, who knew a little about Tunghai University, introduced the Tranquil Lotus Pond.

"thanks……"

After walking along the stone road for a while, I finally saw the legendary tranquil lotus pond.

Both Kang Xin and Yi Yang were stunned.

The buildings of this school rarely use fancy patterns or colors. The whole school is dominated by light gray or light yellow buildings, which look cool and graceful. The only brighter building is the red library. As an embellishment.

Of course, there are not only sweet-scented osmanthus trees, but after Yi Yang looked around, he realized that his talents are probably focused on interpersonal communication, sports, etc., and he is completely blind to plants. He couldn't help calling out the names of other ornamental plants other than roses...he didn't know any of those trees.

The four of them walked to the edge of the lotus pond.

College students passing by glanced at them occasionally, and naturally their eyes would not linger too much, but basically they could tell at a glance that they... were not college students.

If you have experienced enough, learned enough, and felt enough, many things will accumulate in your body, and you can't feel their existence at ordinary times, just like some people say, you read so much. What is the use of many books?How much can you remember now?But they do exist in your body. When you see a certain scene at a certain moment, it may touch those things that have been deposited and arouse your emotions... Only those who learn can understand fun of.

Liang Ruimin said in admiration, "Sister Xing, you know a lot."

Xing Yingdan shook her head and said flatly, "It's just that my brother graduated here, and I've heard some things about Tunghai University from him over time."

She should like this kind of place very much, right?

After the middle-aged man laughed, he asked Yi Yang, "Which department are you from?"

Lai Subin laughed: "This kind of debate is interesting. It is not easy for you to get here. You have to continue to work hard. The competition is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon, so you still have a day and a half to prepare. How about it? I will show you this morning." It's half a day off, let's go shopping nearby, and gather on time in the afternoon to prepare."

The road to the pond is a path paved with stone slabs. Unlike what Yi Yang imagined, there are not many people here. The main reason is that it is difficult for outsiders to enter because of the current school access control management, and the students of the school have been here for a long time. It's not that interesting either.

Xiao Huanxi looked at her father suspiciously.

Xing Yingdan snorted: "That's about the same."

Yi Yang thought for a while, Tunghai University is not in the city center, so if you want to go shopping, you can only go around here. I guess you can only go around the school in the end, but it’s okay, although it’s been almost a week here, But except for the school gate to the library, and the library to the teaching building where the competition is held, I have never been to any other places.

Half an hour later, at the gate of Donghai University.

It is rare to have a day and a half to prepare before the final.

The middle-aged man walked up to Yi Yang, gave the little girl a doting look, and then said to Yi Yang: "I'm sorry, she is my daughter, and she caused you trouble."

Liang Ruimin, the only liberal arts student, hesitated to speak, and sighed faintly.

Yi Yang understood that he was probably the little girl's father.

But after getting the debate topic, Xing Yingdan complained about Lai Subin and said: "Mr. Lai, your luck is really not up to par... There are three science students in our team, you get the square, and liberal arts leads social progress! The opposite is the East China Sea In City No. [-] Middle School, I remember that four of them were liberal arts students, but they got science majors to lead the progress of society."

Seeing the scene of the lotus pond, Yi Yang somewhat understood why there were so few people here.

"Debate competition?" The man thought for a while, then nodded, "My name is Kang Xin, welcome to our Tunghai University."

"The quiet lotus pond that is said outside is actually called Osmanthus Garden. Why is it called Osmanthus Garden? Of course it is because there are many osmanthus trees planted in it, but Osmanthus Osmanthus Garden sounds like longan, the round circle, Didn't Mr. Zhu Ziqing write an article "Moonlight in the Lotus Pond" later? It was written about Tsinghua's Jinchun Garden. The seniors of Tunghai University saw the Osmanthus Garden of Tunghai University. There is also a lotus pond in it. The scenery is not inferior to that of Tsinghua University. Spring Garden, so the school joked that Osmanthus Garden was called Hetang... Later, it was called, I don’t know who gave it a name, Tranquility Hetang, because it is said that the school motto of Tunghai University used the allusion of Tranquility and Zhiyuan, and people heard it very well. , as time goes by, it is no longer called Guiyuan, but it is called Tranquil Lotus Pond..."

The little girl glanced at her father, and Yi Yang said with some embarrassment: "Big brother, please let me down."

Fortunately, discussing topics of debate and searching for information is not a very boring thing, but I can stick to it.

So Yi Yang proposed: "One morning, the time is quite tight, let's go shopping in Tunghai University."

For example, some people see the lotus in a pond as a plant, while others think of the moonlight in the lotus pond, think of Zhu Ziqing, and then smile knowingly.

Yi Yang felt a little warm, he hugged the little girl firmly, and asked, "What's your name?"

Only Yi Yang stood there, making it completely impossible to see the shadow of a high school student.

The middle-aged man froze for a moment, then laughed.

Xing Yingdan made a comparison to life.

"Second year in high school?" The middle-aged man was a little surprised.

Yi Yang silently followed behind, walked slowly and walked onto the bridge, his gaze was absent-mindedly sweeping around, admiring the lotus leaves resembling a girl's skirt, gently swaying in the breeze.

"Hmm... It looks like it's going to rain soon." Kang Xin raised his head, and just as he finished speaking, a drop of rain had already fallen on his face.

A top university like Donghai University has various activities every day, so even though he is the dean of a college in this school, he doesn't know about it.

Tunghai University does not have a clear school motto, and a version that has been widely circulated for a period of time in history is "peace and distance, unity of knowledge and action".

Everyone agreed.

If you throw a high school student into a group of college students, it is easy to be discovered, especially in such a top university, college students often have a unique temperament, which is very recognizable compared with high school students.

Among them, "peace and distance" can probably outline the outline of this school.

In the later rounds, the girls on the opposite side became more and more nervous, and instead lost their positions, wasting a position that was more beneficial to them. In the end, the High School Attached to Normal University successfully won the first game and entered the next round.

Kang Xin smiled, took a folding umbrella out of his pocket, and said, "Student, you probably don't have an umbrella with you. Take it. If you get wet, you can easily catch a cold in the East China Sea."

Knowing the sweet-scented osmanthus tree is only because... I have eaten sweet-scented osmanthus cake and it smells similar, so I guessed it.

The lotus leaves in early autumn are also very good.

At this time, the four of them were standing at the school gate.

Yi Yang lowered his head and saw a four or five-year-old girl with clean and clear eyes and long and curved eyelashes, looking at him timidly.

The four of them went to the tranquil lotus pond at this time.

Kang Xin smiled, but there was helplessness in the smile, and said to his daughter: "Happy, boys are not allowed to kiss girls casually, not even the big brother you like."

"Success in a great event does not mean becoming a hero. Friends of the opposing party, do you think that Xiang Yu will definitely win the final victory if he kills Liu Bang?" Xing Yingdan said calmly.

After the match, the rhythm didn't slow down, and they didn't even have time to go outside, so they immediately devoted themselves to preparing for the next debate match.

Zhan Chao sighed and said, "I also think that science leads the progress of society..."

The little girl said shyly, "Big brother, can you give me a hug?"

Yi Yang was stunned for a moment, and glanced at Kang Xin hesitantly.

In ancient times, those literati and inkmen would feel various emotions when they saw the beautiful scenery. They used to think it was outrageous, because no matter what kind of scenic spots they were in in the previous life, they could not experience that kind of mood.

But at this moment Yi Yang understood a little.

Everyone went back and changed their debating suits into casual clothes.

Osmanthus fragrans are evergreen all the year round, with luxuriant branches and leaves. It is approaching Mid-Autumn Festival, which is the season when osmanthus fragrans are in full bloom, and the fragrance of sweet-scented osmanthus comes to the nostrils.

"I……"

Walking, the front has reached the tranquil lotus pond.

Yi Yang was amused, how should I put it, the other party has been detoured into a dead end, and has been trying to prove that even if Liu Bang is killed, Xiang Yu is still a hero, and then prove their point of view is wrong, but in fact, the more so, it proves that the opponent has completely Get into their rhythm.

The little girl opened her hands.

Xing Yingdan shook her head: "He was born in art, he studied painting."

Yi Yang smiled and patted Kang Huanxi's head.

Then Kang Xin hugged his daughter and waved goodbye to Yi Yang on the bridge. When they walked away, Yi Yang's eyes were still on the little girl with a faint smile on his face, but then he suddenly saw the girl in his hand. He picked up the umbrella in his hand and was about to call out, but the rain fell in big drops.

Yi Yang frowned, and looked up at the sky.

At this moment, Xing Yingdan and the others all ran over.

(End of this chapter)