discussants
Those who converse
Discussants are participants in a formal discussion or debate, especially in academic or professional settings.
The term often refers to scholars invited to comment on papers at conferences: The discussants raised several objections to the methodology.
Unlike panelists, discussants typically respond to others' work rather than presenting their own.
Exchange of spoken ideas
- colloquyFormal conversation or conference
- roundtableLeaderless group discussion
- symposiumFormal expert discussion meeting
- panelDistinct flat section
seminar · forum · deliberation · consultation · discourse · interlocutors · exchange · back-and-forth
Discussion group members
- speakersAudio output devices
- attendeesPeople at an event
- contributorsThose who give help
- delegatesChosen representatives or assigns
representatives · stakeholders · conveners · respondents · commentators · moderators · facilitators · experts
Reasoned case or dispute
- controversyProlonged public disagreement
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- contentionAssertion or rivalry
- rebuttalFormal response disputing claims
counterargument · refutation · proposition · thesis · antithesis · persuasion · stance · viewpoint
conversation
Exchange of spoken ideas
- colloquyFormal conversation or conference
- roundtableLeaderless group discussion
- symposiumFormal expert discussion meeting
panel · seminar · forum · deliberation · consultation · discourse · interlocutors · exchange · back-and-forth · give-and-take
panelists
Discussion group members
- speakersAudio output devices
- attendeesPeople at an event
- contributorsThose who give help
delegates · representatives · stakeholders · conveners · respondents · commentators · moderators · facilitators · experts · analysts
argument
Reasoned case or dispute
- controversyProlonged public disagreement
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- contentionAssertion or rivalry
rebuttal · counterargument · refutation · proposition · thesis · antithesis · persuasion · stance · viewpoint · dialectic
discussantslisteners
Those who attend aurally
spectators · audience · bystanders · onlookers · wallflowers
discussantsmonologists
Those who deliver speeches alone
mutes · presenters · lecturers · keynote speakers · orators