Speakers/Roles

Debating General Knowledge
Arguments
Rebuttals
Structure of Speech
100

Who presents the two strongest arguments on their team's case?

1st Aff/1st Neg

100

What is the debating competition in Victoria called?

The DAV/ DAV Schools


100

What do the four letters in TEEL stand for?

Topic Sentence

Evidence

Explain

Linking Sentence


100

The aim of rebuttal is to:

a) Disprove opposing arguments

b) Compare to your arguments to prove they're better

c) To convince the judge the opponent's argument is unimportant

d) All of the above


D) All of the above


100

What is the Status Quo in a debate?

The current state of the topic you are debating about; what is happening right now.

200

Who proposes a counter-model (if there exists one)?

1st Neg

200

In JSP (Junior level of DAV) how long should a speech go for?

Approx 3~4 mins.

200

What do you call people who are affected by the topic of a debate?

Stakeholders


200

True or False: You should write out and prepare all of your rebuttals prior to the debate, so you won't mess up.

False

200

What is the team split in a debate?

An outline given by the first speakers, stating the arguments each speaker will present.


300

True or False: The strongest arguments should be saved until later in your team's case.

False


300

What is it called when you prove/establish that one argument is more important than another?

(Starts with "W")

Weighing


300

Instead of relying solely on statistics in debating, you should approach explanations for your argument L_____ (fill in the blank)

Logically


300

Where are the two places in your speech you can have rebuttals?

(Must get both!)


At the beginning, embedded into arguments.
300

What is this an example of?

"Next, I will talk about the importance of [Argument]"

(Starts with "S")

Signposting


400

What percent of a second speaker's speech should generally be rebuttal?

50%

400

What three categories do adjudicators judge you on in a debate? (Must get all 3!)

Matter, Method, Manner


400

What are the three questions you should be addressing when explaining an argument?

What is the problem?

Why is it important?

How do we fix it?

400

What are the three main ways to rebut?

Addressing

Weighing

Thematic

400

Which 3 terms might you want to define in this topic?

"That the government should pay compensation to the Stolen Generations"

The government, pay/compensation/pay compensation, Stolen Generations



500

Who is not allowed to give new substantive in their speech?

3rd Aff/3rd Neg

500

In thematic rebuttal, name three themes the acronym SHEEEP stands for.


Social, Health, Environmental, Economical, Ethical, Political

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