First Speaker
A strong argument should generally include at least how many main contentions?
What is 3?
This is the act of answering and challenging an opponent’s argument.
What is rebuttal?
This part of a closing speech briefly restates the team’s strongest arguments.
What is a summary?
This statement is the topic that the two sides debate.
What is a motion?
This skill means paying careful attention to the opposing speech.
What is active listening?
This term means explaining the key words in a motion so everyone knows what is being debated.
What is defining the motion?
This task strengthens a teammate’s argument after the other side attacks it.
What is rebuilding?
These major points of disagreement organize a closing speech.
What are clashes?
This side argues in favor of the motion.
What is the proposition?
This visual behavior helps a speaker connect with the audience.
What is eye contact?
When introducing your main contentions and definitions you should do what?
What is Signposting?
Facts, statistics, and examples used to support a claim are called this.
What is evidence?
This technique compares the importance of each side’s impacts.
What is weighing?
This side argues against the motion.
What is the opposition?
This speaking habit uses short silences to emphasize a point.
What is pausing?
What is the weighing mechanism used that allows for the greatest net benefit for the most amount of people?
What is Utilitarianism?
This part of an argument explains why the claim follows from the evidence.
What is reasoning?
This weighing factor asks how likely an impact is to happen.
What is probability?
This person evaluates the debate and decides which side wins.
Who is the judge?
This fallacy attacks a person instead of addressing their argument.
What is an ad hominem?
A strong 1st Speaker for the opposition would use what to counter the houses framework?
What is a Counter Framework?
This rebuttal accepts an opponent’s claim temporarily and argues that your side still wins.
What is an even-if rebuttal?
This weighing factor asks how many people are affected or how large an impact is.
What is magnitude?
This is the responsibility to provide sufficient support for a claim.
What is the burden of proof?
This fallacy presents only two options when more possibilities exist.
What is a false dilemma?