random!
what are splits
preliminary counts taken at the start to see how many people are planning to speak on each side of the bills
true / false: you should only ask cross-ex questions AFTER you have given your own speech
false bruh
what is flipping
switching sides (aff --> neg or neg --> aff)
list 3 different types of hooks
story, stats, quote/well known saying, etc
the point of cross-ex is...
to poke/highlight holes in your opponents arguments
what is a recess
temporarily pause debate
motion needed for competitors to choose which bills to debate for the day
motion to open the floor for docket nominations
if multiple people want to be PO, this happens
PO election
this is an action, not a question
read the following 4 times with emphasis on a different word each time:
"She stole my cat."
each speech is ___ long; each cross-ex is ___ long
3 minutes (3:10 with grace period)
30 seconds
10-15 minutes early
when do you arrive at your round?
can you ask more than one question in your cross-ex block?
AND
when questioning someone, can you end early?
yes! and yes!
(for the latter, you can say "i yield my time to the chair", but you usually do this after like basically winning cross ex)
why should you arrive early to your congress round?
pre-round discussion happens
- discussing who will PO
- taking splits
- etc
the way you vary your pitch/volume/emphasis of your voice
what is inflection?
the first cycle has ___ blocks of cross ex
every other cycle has ___ blocks of cross ex
4; 2
difference between a Sponsorship and Authorship speech?
sponsorship: first affirmation
authorship: first affirmation given by someone who is from the school that submitted the bill
[bonus: authorships have greater priority than sponsorships]
are speakers chosen based on precedence or recency first
precedence (# speeches), then recency (how recent it was)
what is a cycle & what does it mean to break cycle
cycle: an aff & a neg speech given
breaking cycle: going straight from aff to aff or neg to neg
(we try to avoid having to do this)
action, not a question
20-second impromptu speech arguing that cereal is or is not soup
(ran out of ideas oops)
gj man
what time is the first round this saturday?
9AM*
* THIS IS NOT WHEN U ARRIVE TO THE TOURNAMENT
difference between point of inquiry and point of order
inquiry: question about the PO's procedure
order: an action or speech breaks the established rules (ex: PO chooses the wrong person to speak)
when do you move to previous question & what is it
when: everyone has spoken [or you hit the hard stop]
what: ends debating and moves to voting
how do you go to the bathroom
"point of personal privilege"
PO: state that privilege
"to enter/exit the chamber"
(DO NOT GO WHEN SOMEONE IS SPEAKING)
this is an action, not a question
walk up and introduce yourself as if you are about to give a speech
yippeee
speak for at least 50 seconds with NO filler words on why we should or shouldnt lower the drinking age to 18
(filler words before 40 seconds = you lose the points! :D)
yipppeeeee