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Episode: In high school Ethics Bowl, it’s not about winning, but how you play the game
Description: Ethics Bowl may look superficially similar to debate—with two teams discussing a controversial or difficult topic—but they are actually very different.
“So, Ethics Bowl more broadly describes an activity for students of varying ages to come together and approach these really challenging topics, ethical dilemmas,” says Leo Kirby, director of the National High School Ethics Bowl program, housed at the University of North Carolina (UNC) in Chapel Hill.
“And the goal is to help them learn how to talk about those challenging topics deliberately, collaboratively, reach consensus.”
In Ethics Bowl, teams are not assigned a specific position on an issue tha...