Agora style debate tactics

     Today in class we did agora style discussions. We discussed whether or not it was disrespectful to not stand when the national anthem was played. Our basis for this discussion was multiple sports players protesting black lives matter movements by sitting or kneeling during the national anthem. Many viewpoints were brought up during this discussion (and I kind of wish we could have kept going after the bell rang). Me. Schick moderated, questioned, and pointed out things throughout our discussion. This argument was actually about two issues, not one. The main issue was the flag disrespect, the second issue being the black lives matter movement. Due to my ideas on the second issue most likely being misinterpreted and making the overall debate much more confusing and heated, I chose not to voice these opinions. However, I did openly voice my opinions on the disrespect shown to what the flag truly represents, being freedom, liberty, justice, and everyone who died for it. There were many opposing viewpoints on this, most pointing towards the fact that the players could have been doing something worse. Others said that they approved the support of the black lives matter movement.