In the debate round
PF Debate Structure
Argumentation
Topic Trivia
Random
100


What are the two sides in a debate round?




What is pro/con or affirmative/negative?



100


What does PF stand for?




What is public forum?



100


What is the consequence/effect of an argument called?



What is impact?



100

What do you call a temporary stop or pause on a specific activity, rule, or project?


What is a moratorium?

100


What high school is this?






What is Groves High School?



200


What do we call the period when teams can ask each other questions in a debate round?




What is crossfire?



200


How many students are in a PF debate round?




What is four?



200


How do some debaters format their evidence?



What are cards?



200

What do hyperscale data centers power (in the context of this resolution)?

What is AI?

200


Who is an (ACTUAL) adult staff member of the camp? (Name one)






Who is Mr. Leibson or Mr. Lawson?



300


What do we call note-taking in debate?




What is flowing?



300


What is the name of the final speeches given by PF teams?




What is final focus?



300


What are the components of an argument? (for example, uniqueness -- name the other two)




What are links and impacts?

300

What resource are data centers notorious for using up?

What is water?

300

What room are we in?

What is D1?

400


Who are you trying to convince in a debate round?




Who is the judge?



400


What happens at the beginning of a PF round to determine who speaks 1st/2nd or Pro/Con?




What is the coin flip?



400


What are common errors in logic called?




What are fallacies?



400

What are three major AI companies?

What is OpenAI/Meta/Anthropic?

400

What middle school did Finley attend?

What is BCS?

500


What do good debaters do with their impacts (especially in later speeches)?




What is comparison/weighing/impact calculus?



500

How many minutes of prep time do you get in PF?


What is 3 minutes?



500

What is one rhetorical appeal?




What is logos/ethos/pathos?



500

What is the name of a business model where a third-party data center developer builds the massive facility and leases to corporate tenants?

Colocation

500

How would you abbreviate debate using three characters (any combination of letters and numbers)?

What is DB8?

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