Rules
Roles
Key Terms
Technique
Benefits
100

How many teams participate in this competition ?


  • Two
100

One team supports the ____ while the other supports the _____.


  • Affirmative & Negative.


100

What is Resolution ?


  • The proposition or subject offered to debate.


100

The most important debating skill is _____.



  • Prepare, Prepare, Prepare.


100

Debating can sharpen _______


  • Critical Thinking Skills.


200

Each Team has how many speeches ?


  • Two to Three Speeches.


200

The first affirmative speaker’s job is to…


  • Define key words, provide argument, begins debate.


200

The affirmative ___________.


  • arguing in favor of the resolution.


200

Why is it important to stay on topic ?


  • Limited time to speak.


200

Debating will help you have self _______.


  • confidence.


300

Despite the affirmative or negative, you must never…


  • Have revision of position of a team.


300

The first negative speaker’s job is to…


  • Define Key words, provide teams argument, have rebuttal.


300

The negative _____________.



  • the side that opposes the resolution


300

To have good body language shows ______ in the speaker.


confidence.

300

Debaters have naturally collaborate with others which leads to….


  • team work skills.


400

He or she who asserts must…


Prove

400

The role of the 2nd speakers on both sides is to…


  • continue arguments & rebut.


400

What is Cross Examination ?


  • questioning period.


400

NEVER make the debate _______.


personal.

400

You will gain….


  • increased information retention.


500

In order to establish an assertion, the team must…


  • support it with enough evidence and logic to convince an intelligent but previously uninformed person that it is more reasonable to believe the assertion than to disbelieve it.


500

What makes having a 3rd speaker give teams an advantage ?


  • Having the last word to convince and impact.


500

What is Refutation ?


  • directly attacking the opposing debater/s’ arguments.


500

You should always anticipate your opponent’s _______.


Questions

500

Debating will lead to increased….


  • opportunity.


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