Basics
Oh no,
you didn´t
you didn´t
Pro/Con Format
Sources
World Leaders
Scandalous Photos
100
A formal discussion of examining an issue with a pro and con sides.
What is a debate?
100
Making a point with evidence but not telling where the evidence is from.
What is not citing your sources?
100
The topic that the pro team supports and the con team opposes.
What is a resolution?
100
A source or citation that is a hoax or deliberate information.
What is fake news?
100
President of the U.S.
Who is Joe Biden?
100
Deaths of migrant workers, bribery in bidding process, anti-LGBQT statements, etc.
What is World Cup 2022?
200
The two rules of debating club.
What is ¨no recording¨ and ¨no ad hominem attacks¨?
200
Gives you an unfair advantage to do research while your opponent is talking OR you could just be playing.
What is having your device open while another speaker is talking?
200
The charting of evidence and arguments during the debate.
What is flow?
200
In general, these major news sources are reputable and fact-checked and therefore good sources to use in debate.
What are BBC, NYTimes, Washington Post, ABC, NBC, CNN, Bloomberg, etc.?
200
President of Russia and the president of Ukraine?
Who is Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky?
200
A suitcase containing several hundred thousand euros and a probe into alleged bribes.
What is the EU Parliament?
300
You can accept or decline it.
What is a Point of Information?
300
Standing up to debate not knowing any arguments, evidence or those of your team.
What is not using your prep time (and makes Nicole sad)?
300
This is what you say when you start your speech.
What is ¨honorable judges, worthy opponents and welcome guests?¨
300
Now owned by Elon Musk and not a reliable source.
What is Twitter?
300
President of China (or General Secretary of the Communist Party).
Who is Xi Jinping?
300
Claims of coercing partners into having abortions (depsite being pro-life on campaign trail). Police reports of spousal abuse.
Who is Herschel Walker?
400
A format for 8 or more that knocks out competitors at each round arranged around a theme.
What is a bracket/balloon debate?
400
Speaking while not your turn.
What is out of order?
400
This is something the third speaker may NOT bring up!
What are new arguments?
400
A great place to start research but should not be cited on its own (use the footnotes to search for sources/evidence!).
What is wikipedia?
400
The president of France, Prime Minister of UK and Chancellor of Germany.
Who are Macron, Sunak and Schultz?
400
Founder arrested in Bahamas after found that it owed its 50 largest creditors almost $3.1 billion.
Who is Sam Bankman-Fried or What is FTX?
500
To argue that a statement or claim by your opposition is not true, invalid, irrelevant, or unimportant.
What is rebuttal?
500
The thing that makes you miss what your opponent is saying so you are unable rebut, is disrespectful and the easiest way to lose a debate.
What is not listening while another debater is speaking (and makes Nicole mad)?
500
Summarize the team´s arguments and conclude.
What is what EVERY speaker must do at the end of their time in a pro/con debate?
500
An internet site whose main purpose is to attract attention and encourage visitors to click on a link to a particular web page.
What is clickbait?
500
Name 2 of the 7 members of the Swiss Federal Council.
Who are Cassis (current president), Berset (2023 president), Parmelin, Keller-Sutter, Amherd, Rösti and Baume-Schneider?
500
The ¨Merchant of Death¨ who was swapped in exchange for Brittney Griner, the US basketball player.
Who is Viktor Bout?