| 摘要 | 第1-3页 |
| Abstract | 第3-4页 |
| 中文文摘 | 第4-6页 |
| Synopsis | 第6-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-13页 |
| Chapter Two Encountering Argumentation | 第13-35页 |
| ·General Terms of Argumentation | 第13-17页 |
| ·Important Figures in Western Rhetorical Theory | 第17-32页 |
| ·A Quick Sketch of Chinese Rhetorical Theory | 第32-35页 |
| Chapter Three A Comparison of Debate Contests in the West and in China | 第35-57页 |
| ·A Comparison of the Underlying Assumptions | 第35-38页 |
| ·A Comparison of the Basic Structures | 第38-42页 |
| ·A comparison of Method and Matter between Two formats | 第42-57页 |
| Chapter Four Suggestions on the Improvement of Chinese Contest Debates | 第57-65页 |
| ·The Need for A new Assumption | 第57-60页 |
| ·The Need for an Argumentation Theory | 第60-61页 |
| ·Suggestions on the Micro-Level | 第61-65页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第65-67页 |
| Reference | 第67-70页 |
| 攻读学位期间承担的科研任务与主要成果 | 第70-71页 |
| 致谢 | 第71-72页 |
| 个人简历 | 第72-73页 |
