The article aims to explore the relation between comparative argumentation and competitive debate, identifying correspondences through Toulmin’s argumentative model. A report of the argumentative scheme of comparative argumentation and its critical questions is proposed. Comparative argumentation is defined as the process of comparing two or more elements to highlight their differences and advantages. The article notes that the application of comparative argumentation is versatile and promotes the weighing of conflicting reasons. It concludes with the hypothesis that the structure of the comparative argumentation scheme reflects the intrinsic structure of competitive debate, as they appear to be isomorphically connected to each other.
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