Vocabulary
BP stands for...
British Parliamentary
Fill in the blank: Even if I think my speech is bad, I should never say ________.
How many arguments should each team in BP have?
Usually 1 for back half teams
Which speaker does not have any refutation and why?
Prime Minister (no speech comes before it)
How long is BP prep time?
15 minutes
Give an example of how Prime Minister (PM) would signpost their speech.
As the first speaker of opening government, I will do three things for you in my speech: give you a model, give you a stance, and present two arguments.
What should you do when you do not know how to refute something directly?
Indirect refutation / weigh
What is the format used for argument construction? List the abbreviation and what each letter stands for.
PAEIL (Point, Analysis, Example, Impact, Link)
What are the two types of refutation?
Direct Refutation, Indirect Refutation
List at least 3 different actors for the motion THW ban smoking.
Smokers, people (ex. children) related to smokers, smoking companies, black markets, etc
What does it mean to "mitigate" or be "mitigatory?"
(prove why something is) irrelevant / not important
You're the MG and you just came up with a genius piece of refutation as the MO speaker begins talking! But your speech is already over.. so what should you do?
Ask it in a POI, tell it to your partner
Which speaker(s) cannot present arguments?
Whip speakers (GW, OW)
In the motion THW ban homework, how could you weigh students and parents?
Ex. Students are more important because they are most directly impacted
Explain what the rules of a POI are.
Cannot exceed 15 seconds, must be during unprotected time (after first 30 secs, before last 30 secs), must be from opposite team, cannot POI your own bench, 15 seconds in between POIs
Define "squirreling."
Giving an unfair model
Assuming the DLO talks for 5 minutes, how much time should be spent on ref/recon and how much time should be spent on their 3rd argument?
3:2ratio (ref/recon : argument )
2:3 ratio (ref/recon : argument )
What is a potential one-sentence argument on GOV or OPP for the motion: THW ban violent video games?
PROP: make kids violent, distracting from studies, traumatize kids
OPP: freedom of choice to play, video games are fun, make kids braver
Which speaker is able to give refutation that cannot be responded to [easily]?
OW - last speaker of the round
Give me a model for the motion THW ban zoos.
Ex. TH = Canada, banning = outlaw, zoos = for profit animal holders. If zoos are run, jail time. Existing zoos would be shut down, privately run outside of public eye until animals organically die and then closed forever.
What is it called when you distort an argument to make it easier to refute?
Strawmanning
List two things you SHOULD do during prep time and two things you SHOULD NOT do during prep time.
Do: talk to your partner, 2-3 minutes silent prep, work together, divide speaking roles, share ideas, write speeches
Don't: be distracted, ignore your partner, make your partner do all the work, give up, waste time, write speeches in zoom chat
Present an argument for "THW ban homework" on GOV or OPP. It must follow the PAEIL format. (It can be short!)
Potential Arguments: Mental health, quality of education/learning, time efficiency, future careers and jobs, etc
Refute this: We should ban cell phones in school because they are distracting and have no use. Students will fail school if they have phones and cheat all the time.
Potential Refutation: cell phones can be regulated, can be used for educational purposes, should be there for safety reasons, students will try to cheat with or without phones
List at least 3 debate motion abbreviations - for example, THW (this house would) (this example does not count).
THS, THBT, THO, THR, BIRT, , TH as ___, THWB (?)