| 中文摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 内容提要 | 第6-9页 |
| Synopsis | 第9-12页 |
| Introduction | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter One Rhetoric and Argument | 第14-35页 |
| 1．1 Encountering of Rhetoric | 第14-20页 |
| 1．1．1 The Origin of Rhetoric and the Classical Rhetoric | 第14-17页 |
| 1．1．2 The Dormant Period of Rhetoric | 第17页 |
| 1．1．3 The Revival of Rhetoric in Modern Period | 第17-20页 |
| 1．2 Rhetoric, Persuasion and Power | 第20-24页 |
| 1．3 Rhetoric, Argumentation and Debate | 第24-29页 |
| 1．4 The Comparison of Argument Culture Between the West and China | 第29-35页 |
| Chapter Two The Rhetorical Situation of the International Varsity Debate Tournament (I．V．D．) | 第35-44页 |
| 2．1 The Origin of I．V．D． in Singapore | 第35-36页 |
| 2．2 The Rhetorical Situation and the Debate Event | 第36-44页 |
| Chapter Three Reflections on the I．V．D from other Rhetorical Perspectives | 第44-62页 |
| 3．1 Truth or Game | 第44-50页 |
| 3．2 Deconstruction of the Rhetorical Relationship between Rhetor and Audience in the I．V．D | 第50-55页 |
| 3．3 Employment of Ethos, Pathos and Logos in the I．V．D | 第55-62页 |
| Chapter Four A Case Study | 第62-70页 |
| Conclusion | 第70-71页 |
| Endnotes | 第71-75页 |
| Bibliography | 第75-77页 |
