How long are the first three speeches on both sides?
4 mins
What is a claim?
What your argument is
What is a mechanism?
A reason why your argument is true
How long are reply speeches?
2 mins
What are the two things that all claims must be? (2 answers)
1. Has to be a statement pertaining to the motion
2. Arguable (not a fact!)
What are the two ways to prove an argument/come up with a mechanism?
1. Ask why over and over
2. Stakeholder analysis!
What is an impact?
The reason why your argument matters in the round.
Is this a claim?
Motion: We should punish cheaters more severely
Cheaters deserve to be punished severely because it would scare people and students would cheat anymore.
Yes
True or False: I should have as many mechanisms in my argument as possible because more reasons why it is true = stronger argument.
False - quality > quantity
Who is allowed to give the reply speech?
The first/second speaking member of the team.
Is this a claim?
Motion: We should punish cheaters more severely
Cheaters are people who have committed a wrongdoing.
This statement is just the definition of a cheater.
What is incentive-capacity analysis?
Proving why someone has both the incentive (they WANT to do something) and the capacity (they CAN do something)
What are the first three speeches called?
Constructive Speeches
Motion: We should punish cheaters more severely
Create your own claim and explain why it is a claim!
hehehehhehehhehehhehe up to coach's digression
List 4 stakeholders/stakeholder groups involved in this motion:
We should make healthcare free for everybody.Up to me to decide if you're correct hehehehe
examples: doctors/nurses, patients, family/parents of the patient, average workers (they pay tax!)