Debate Lessons Past
General Policy Debate
The Structure of the Debate
The Affirmative Case
The Negative Arguments
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The type of debate that centers around morals and values
What is Lincoln Douglas
100
What are the times for a CX Debate?

What is 8-3-8-3-8-3-8-3-5-5-5-5.

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The first affirmative speech is called what?
What is the first affirmative constructive (1AC)
100
One team side that stole their name from the military word for “yes” as said by radio operators.
What is the Affirmative
100
The total amount of speeches that the negative team gets?
What is 4
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This type of debate is similar to policy in terms of the number of people to a team, but doesn't last as long
What is Public Forum
200
Word that is most often used in a “claim of policy”.
What is "should"
200
The last four speeches of the debate are called the...
What are the Rebuttals
200
True or False: The Affirmative team does not get the first and last speech of the debate.
What is False
200
Three of the five different arguments that the negative team can read.
What is Good Job!
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The person's first name from the "L" half of LD debate
Who is Abraham
300
These are the three parts to make a coherent argument.
What are a claim, a reason, and evidence
300
Should I choose to oppose a certain action, the other team would tell me to stop being so, what?
What is Negative
300
To determine the amount of time the affirmative gets in the rebuttal, I need only look at my fingers or toes.
What is 5
300
The last two remaining negative arguments the negative could read.
What is Kudos to you!
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The name of the last cross-examination debate in a Public Forum debate where all members of each side stand up to question each other.
What is the Grand Crossfire
400
It takes just as many people to tango as it does to make up a policy team
What is Two.
400
The part of the debate where one team gives two consecutive speeches
What is the Negative Block
400
The part of the affirmative case that states the current problem in the current system or “status quo”
What is Inherency
400
A disadvantage consists of these four main parts
What is Uniqueness, Link, Internal Link, and Impact
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The two people that LD debate was named after.
Who are Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas
500
There are usually only this many people in a typical policy debate round.
What is Five
500
The amount of time one speaker gets during a constructive speech which is equivalent to the amount of legs on a spider.
What is 8 minutes
500
The part of the affirmative case that allows purposes what the affirmative intends to do to solve the problem.
What is the Plan
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How does the judge determine if the counter plan is competitive.
What is the Net Benefit
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