Argument Structure
A simple statement of what you're going to prove in your argument.
What is a claim?
These are the two different types of speeches in LD debate
The two fundamental parts of every LD debate case
What are the framework and the contentions?
This philosophy professes "the greatest good for the greatest number!"
What is Utilitarianism?
Peel my skin, I won't cry, but you will
What is an onion?
The evidence or proof for your argument, justification for why the argument is true.
What is a warrant?
The amount of time for a cross-examination
What is three minutes?
The two core parts of a framework
What are the value and value criterion?
This philosophy believes in essential moral rules, many associate it with the golden rule "do to others what you would want others to do to you!"
What is deontology/kantianism?
How many birthdays does the average person have?
One
The effects of your argument being true, why those effects matter.
What is an impact?
When you let the judge know what argument you're responding to before responding to it.
What is signposting?
The format for evidence we use in LD debate
What is the card format for evidence?
These are the two types of utilitarianism: one is the original type, the other is more modern
Classical/act utilitarianism vs. Rule utilitarianism
This starts with the letter P, ends with the letter E, and has thousands of letters in it.
What is a Post Office?
A type of warrant that focuses on the logical explanation for the truth of the argument.
What is an analytic warrant?
When you tell the judge what the order of your speech is going to be before you start your speech time
What is a roadmap?
The different mechanisms we use to evaluate an impact
Scope, severity, magnitude, timeframe, probability
These are the two different formulas or rules of deontology
The universalizability principle and the humans as ends-in-themselves principle
The one who makes it sells it. The one who buys it never uses it. The one who uses it never knows he's using it.
What is a Coffin?
A type of warrant that focuses on the factual evidence that supports the truth of the argument.
What is an empirical warrant?
The jingle that we use to remember the speech times in LD debate
What is 6-3-7-3-4-6-3?
Make sure to do this with all of your arguments in your case
These are the three branches of philosophy
What are ethics, epistemology, and metaphysics?
By doing this, you can make a 7 even.
What is remove the letter S?