A piece of evidence with a claim or warrant
what is a card
what is a card
the side that supports the resolution
what is affirmative
the side that negates the resolution
what is the negative
topic of the debate
what is a resolution
speeches in witch debaters introduce their position and advocacy
what is constructive speeches
speeches where debaters introduce their position and advocacy
what is a constructive
the current situation
what is status quo
the negative debaters competing main idea
what is value objection
the argumenents debaters can make during the round
what is ground
a debaters who offers an argument must show why their argument should be accepted
what is burden of proof
debaters do this in their last speech, involves summing up the debate
what is crystallize
the reason why your claim is true
what is a warrant
a reason to affirm or negate
what is a voting issue
a total of four minutes
what is prep time
when a debater makes as many arguments as possible
what is spreading
the major arguement of the debate
what is a contention
similar to prima facie
what is apriori
this concept smells out the argument and how it connects to the resolution
what is link
formal authorization
what is fiat
debaters generally_________ the debate in their last speech by sumerizing the debate, addressing the most important arguments, and offering voting issues.
what is crystallization
a necessary or sufficient standard by which to measure the values
what is a criterion
latin for "on face" - or a prestandards issue
what is prima faciae
the idea that the debate must be fair to both sides
what is games theory
what is evidence