PF Jargon
The debate style we are learning right now in class
What is public forum debate?
This frames the round for the judge so they know what to prioritize in the debate.
What is framework?
Debaters use this organized note-taking system to record arguments throughout the round.
What is flowing?
This type of response denies or mitigates the opponent's argument. It weakens an argument but does not independently give the judge a reason to vote for you.
What is a defensive argument?
This is the main statement that an argument is trying to prove.
What is a claim?
A resolution using the word “should” is usually this type of resolution.
What is a policy resolution?
The first thing you should read in your case.
When a team completely fails to answer an argument, debaters say the team has done this.
What is dropped the argument?
This offensive response argues that the opponent’s link works in the opposite direction and actually helps your side.
What is a link turn/turn?
This explains why a claim is true.
What is a warrant?
A resolution asking whether the benefits of something outweigh its harms is usually this type.
What is a value resolution?
These three components form the structure of a contention: the existing problem/context of the problem, how the resolution solves/makes the problem worse, and why the problem matters.
What are uniqueness, link, and impact?
The name of the last speech in the round.
What is the final focus?
This defensive response argues that the problem will happen with or without the proposed change.
What is non-unique?
This explains why the argument matters or why the judge should care.
What is an impact?
The burden of this side in a policy resolution is to prove that a problem gets solved by doing what the resolution says
What is Aff?
This explains how affirming the resolution would fix the problem identified by the affirmative.
What is solvency?
This abbreviation signifies the 5th speech (for example, the first speech is the 1AC!)
What is the 1AS (first speaker saying the Aff summary)?
This defensive response does not completely eliminate an opponent’s argument, but reduces its probability, size, or severity.
What is mitigation?
Name all four parts of four-point refutation in the correct order.
What are claim, counterclaim, warrant, and impact?
The burden of this side in a value resolution is to prove that the benefits do not exceed the harms.
What is Neg?
What are tagline, author last name, date it was published, and highlighted words of the text you're reading?
This compares your argument with your opponent’s by explaining why your impact matters more. We start doing this in summary speech!
What is weighing?
I make an argument that we can stop global warming by building windmills. My opponent argues that windmills need a lot of energy to build and thus would make the global warming problem worse instead of solving it.
What is an example of a no solvency argument?
Give me an example of an argument with all the necessary components (claim, warrant, impact).
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