Bo Seo

Bo Seo

Two-Time World Champion Debater

Bo Seo is a two-time world champion debater and a former coach of the Australian national debating team and the Harvard College Debating Union. One of the most recognized figures in the global debate community, he has won both the World Schools Debating Championship and the World Universities Debating Championship. Bo has written for The New York Times, The Atlantic, CNN, and many other publications. He has worked as a national reporter for the Australian Financial Review and has been a regular panelist on the prime time Australian debate program, The Drum. Bo graduated summa cum laude from Harvard University and received a master’s degree in public policy from Tsinghua University. He is currently a student at Harvard Law School.

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11 min
How productive arguments can bring us closer together
Bo Seo, Esther Perel, and Dan Shapiro share their tips for arguing better.
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1 min
Argue smarter, not harder, with Harvard’s former debate coach Bo Seo
This two-time debate world champion gives three tips for constructing the perfect argument.
an image of a face with a blurred background. Harvard debate coach’s masterclass on arguing
Two-time debate world champion Bo Seo gives 3 tips for constructing the perfect argument.
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5 min
How to argue like a debate world champion
“If intelligence is the ability to respond to any argument, wisdom lies in knowing which parts of an argument to respond to.” Harvard debate coach Bo Seo explains how to argue better.
12 min
How to smell a weak argument coming
Train for any argument with Harvard’s former debate coach, Bo Seo.
5 min
How dirty debaters win against better opponents
How to defeat debaters who deal in distractions, according to a two-time world debate champion.
4 min
Debate world champion: Why agreement is overrated
Our impulse to seek out agreement is stifling us, says world debate champion Bo Seo.