Debate Logistics
Debate Jargon
Topic Knowledge
Know your Instructor
Weighing
100

This determines the sides and speaker order of the teams

What is a coin flip?

100

This is the name of the type of debate we are learning

What is public forum?

100

This is the topic we are debating about for all of camp

What is Universal Basic Income?
100

This instructor is a student at Harker

Who is Coach Chian-Shin?

100

This is the vocabulary word that frequently is used interchangeably with weighing

What is framework?

200

This is the speech when responses are first made to the opponent's contention(s)

What is the rebuttal?

200

This is the pre-speech explanation of what your speech is about

What is a roadmap?

200

This contention argues that UBI would result in a diversionary war

What is "Trump's Base"?

200

This is the oldest instructor

Who is Mr. Cochran?

200

This method of weighing argues that you should vote for the team with the biggest impact

What is magnitude?

300

This is a three minute speech

What is the summary?
300

This is what we call taking notes in debate

What is flowing?

300

The negative argues that UBI will trade off with these

What are social safety nets?

300

This instructor's favorite color is pink

Who is Mrs. ST?

300

Most public forum debaters agree this is the best time of the speech to do weighing

What is the end of your speech?

400

All debate participants are involved in this part of the debate

What is grand crossfire?

400

This is a type of judge that is not a debate expert

What is a lay judge?

400

The con uses this solvency argument to claim that UBI will not help affordability because the price of goods will go up

What is inflation?

400

This instructor is a parent

Who is Mr. Cochran?

400

This argument basically means "our impact will cause their impact"

What is turns case?

500

Each team usually gets this much time to prepare during the debate

What is 3 minutes?

500

This tells you who your opponent, judge, and room are?

What is the paring?

500

This rebuttal argument claims that the positive effects of UBI will "neutralize" opposition to the policy

What is the moderation turn?

500

This instructor is a math teacher

Who is Mrs. ST?

500

This is the framework that says we should "provide the most good for the most amount of people"

What is utilitarianism?

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