The phrase "agitated debate" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a debate that is characterized by excitement, unrest, or emotional intensity.
Example: "The town hall meeting turned into an agitated debate over the proposed changes to the zoning laws."
Alternatives: "heated discussion" or "frantic argument".
One of the most agitated debates in French social science today is between Bourdieu's and Becker's conceptions of the realm in which our lives take place.
"In China," he wrote, "especially in the cities, if someone collapses from sudden illness, or if someone is hit by a car, lots of people will gather around, some will even take delight, but very few will be willing to extend a helping hand".Today such concerns lie at the heart of an agitated national debate spurred by a number of tragedies over the past few years.
So at an agitated school board meeting Monday night, parents angrily debated the merits of financing a Hebrew program they do not want to ward off a Hebrew charter they really do not want.
He was angry and mean in the first debate, and then he wandered the stage like an agitated grandfather looking for the TV remote in the second one.
Jimmy Fallon wasted no time in parodying the first presidential debate of the election season, pulling out his Romney impression to play an agitated version of the GOP candidate who grows increasingly frustrated with moderator Jim Lehrer (played by "Late Night" head writer A.D. Miles).
Stunned, the negotiators, company executives and representatives of the Federal Bureau of Investigation spent the next two weeks debating a response, while the kidnappers pressed for a reply, growing more agitated and menacing with each radio exchange.
But with agitated crowds of demonstrators still milling at the union's gates, the student organizers decided to stage a truncated debate, divided into two smaller forums, one featuring Mr. Irving, the other Mr. Griffin.
► Agitated honeybees display an increased expectation of bad outcomes ► Hemolymph levels of dopamine, octopamine, and serotonin are reduced in agitated bees ► Honeybees exhibit a vertebrate-like emotional state Published online: June 2, 2011 Identifying the best objective measures of negative affect (i.e., emotion) in animals is currently the focus of intense debate [ 2, 4, 21, 22].
"They were pretty agitated.
