History and Development of the Discussion Genre

The article is devoted to the level of development and perfection of the genre of debate in fiction. It also answers questions about the meaning of the word debate and what its function is, and its place in literature. Depending on the meanings of the term debate in annotated and encyclopedic dictionaries, they are divided into types. The opinions expressed by scholars in the genre of debate are summarized and come to a unified conclusion. The article covers the history of debate, the creation of the debate. The literature of the peoples of the West and the East has been studied comparatively, and the considerations have been made on a scientific basis. That is, the debate is based on scientific evidence that the Mesopotamian civilization, from which the first record appeared, has come a long way from the Sumerian-Akkadian period to the present day.It is also said that although the debate originated in Arabic literature, it reached great heights in Persian-Tajik literature. The first example of this is the dispute between the ancient written monument “Drakhti Asurik” (Goat and Palm tree) and the disputes of later periods.The genre of debate in Uzbek classical literature is mainly divided into two types: Other literary genres are studied as an integral part and as an independent genre. This has had a significant impact on the development of the debate genre.Literary ties are as ancient as the cultural ties of nations. Their socio-political, historical and cultural conditions, customs, and literary connections were common in terms of ethnic composition. When we study the literature of these peoples, we see that they have done a great job in the genre of debate. In particular, the work on the genre of debate in the literature of Azerbaijan and the Turkic peoples is of particular importance.