Debate Etiquette
The Judge
Appeal to Emotion
The opening speech of a debate that establishes your argument
Constructive
Hasty Generalization
An article that has been broken up into a quickly understandable summary of the article
Card
The Judge
Going off on a tangent that is unrelated to the argument, and not returning to the original argument
Red Herring
The part of the round where two debaters ask questions back and forth to poke holes in the other's case.
Cross Examination
Missing the point
When one or more debaters are allowed to ask questions for an allotted period of time.
Cross Fire
The expected dress code for debate
Business Casual
Walmart is the best place to buy groceries, because there is no better place to buy groceries.
Circular Reasoning
The response speech to the opponent's case
Rebuttle
Relying on a chain reaction to support an entire argument
Slippery slope
Dropped point
After a debate you will shake these people's hands
Your opponents
"My opponent did not tie his tie right, and his hair is disheveled, so how can you trust his argument?"
Ad Homonym
Using an analogy to support an argument, but the represented points from the analogy are not relevant to the matter at hand
Weak analogy
The paper or digital method of tracking the "flow" of a debate
Flow
The most important mannerism to mantain throughout the debate
Professionalsim
My leg started hurting after I ate breakfast, therefore, breakfast hurt my leg.
Post Hoc
The part of a round where all 4 debaters ask questions back and forth
Grand Cross
Selling a product by "guilt-tripping" the buyer into a purchase
Appeal to pity
Taking an article out of context, misrepresenting what the author originally wrote
Clipping