BP Basics
An Average Global Citizen
What is someone with the knowledge of a stupid first year university student, who all debate is aimed towards?
Framing
What is a contextual viewpoint that is favourable to you?
Clash Point Analysis
The impact of the rent caps on landlords is going to be devastating.
THW prohibit cities from offering tax credits and other incentives to attract large companies.
What is Big business vs Small Business?
The first and last minutes of a speech
What is protected time?
I.C.E.
What is Identify, Critique, Explain?
Team by Team
They proved that there will be some harms from banning zoos, but the benefits towards animals are way more important.
What is weighing?
THW implement Universal Basic Income
What is Capitalism vs Communism?
Period of time where you define key terms and stakeholders
P.A.E.I.L.
What is Point, Analysis, Evidence, Impact, Link?
Thematic Analysis
What is assessing the round by picking overarching themes and sorting arguments into them?
DAILY DOUBLE!
Even if their point is true, this other argument will still win me the round.
THO the dominance of political leftism in mainstream LGBTQ+ discourse.
What is big and broad vs small and focused?
A POI to a team on the opposite half of the debate
What is Diagonal Engagement?
Linear Analysis
What is a way of organizing arguments that flows from Problem to Root to Solutions?
Weighing of Worlds
What is assessing the world each side creates, then holding yours up as better?
Banning zoos would be like banning aquariums, and we all agree that banning aquariums is stupid.
What is arguing from analogy?
THR the use of animals to represent minorities in media.
What is all press is good press?
Front half goes wide, taking as many of the possible arguments as they can.
What is scorching?
A method of debating that boils motions down to some core ideas
What is First Principles?
Question and Response
What is assessing the debate by setting up a question as critical, and then assessing how well each team answers it?
POI! Will you agree to this seemingly benign thing?
What is gaining a concession?
THR the rise of citizen journalism in democratic nations (STOMP, TikTok).
What is quality of information vs quantity/availability of information?