Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
100
The quality of a sound governed by the rate of vibrations producing it; the degree of highness or lowness of a tone.
What is pitch?
100
Call for some form of action.
What is a proposition of policy?
100
The last four speeches of a debate round.
What are rebuttal speeches?
100
Numbers and facts used as evidence in a debate.
What are statistics?
100
A general statement or concept obtained by inference from specific cases.
What are generalizations?
200
The minimum time of application required to effect a response.
What is preparation time?
200
A phenomenon consistent with criteria.
What is a proposition of value?
200
Challenging your opponents' points by showing flaws or weaknesses in their arguments.
What is refutation?
200
The existing state of affairs, especially regarding social or political issues.
What is a status quo?
200
Inferences that are not relevant.
What are improper inferences?
300
The set of techniques and skills required successfully to present oral information to others.
What is presentation skills?
300
Consider to be of a certain quality, standard, or rank.
What is rate?
300
The action of solving a problem, dispute, or contentious matter.
What is a resolution?
300
An inconsistent element or an instance of being inconsistent.
What are inconsistencies?
300
The fallacy of a false cause.
What is a false cause?
400
A topic, motion, or resolution.
What is a proposition?
400
The action of thinking about something in a logical, sensible way.
What is reasoning?
400
The quality of being worthy of attention; importance.
What is significance?
400
logical fallacy in which the reasoner begins with what they are trying to end with.
What is circular reasoning?
400
A mutual relationship or connection between two or more things.
What is correlation?
500
State that a phenomenon is true or false.
What is a proposition of fact?
500
Overcoming arguments by your opponents and re-explaining or rebuilding your own arguments.
What is a rebuttal?
500
A type of form of debate that is also known as the traditional debate format.
What is the Standard Debate Format?
500
An example that refutes or disproves a proposition or theory.
What are counter examples?
500
A comparison between two things.
What are analogies?
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