This philosophy posits that we should act to produce the greatest good for the greatest number of people
What is Utilitarianism
100
this is the time limits for the speeches in LD debate in order
What is 6-3-7-3-4-6-3
100
This is the thing to which the debater says we should all strive
What is the value
100
This is the idea that people should be treated the same in terms of political, economic, legal or cultural status
What is equality
100
People who commit this fallacy attack the source rather than the logic
What is the Straw Man fallacy
200
It says that states have obligations to their citizens to protect their life, liberty and property
What is John Locke's Social Contract
200
This is how much prep time each debater gets in an LD round
What is 4 min
200
This is the measuring stick for the value
What is the Criteria
200
This value is the prerequisite for all other values
What is Life
200
This fallacy is often answered with "correlation does not equal causation"
What is pos hoc ergo proctor hoc
300
John Rawls said we should put this on to evaluate things without bias
What is the veil of ignorance
300
In this speech, the debater is to read her case and attack her opponent's case
What is the Negative Constructive
300
It means to attack one's opponent's case
What is refutation/rebuttal
300
This value implies that we should look to the good of everyone as opposed to the good of a single individual
What is societal welfare
300
This fallacious argument has assumptions in the premise that assume the conclusion is true
What is begging the question
400
This philosophy says that actions are immoral if they contain contradictions
What is The Categorical Imperative
400
This speech has the biggest time crunch in a debate round.
What is the First Affirmative Rebuttal
400
This is the record of the debate round
What is the flow
400
This value can be defined in many different ways, but is classically defined as giving each his due.
What is Justice
400
Often thought of as a logical fallacy, it says that good acts today can be taken too far to result in negative consequences later
What is the slippery slope
500
This philosophy claims that all actions can produce multiple consequences, so we should see if the good outweighs the bad and also look to the intention of the action
What is the Double Effect
500
In this speech, the debater defends his case, attacks his opponent's case, and offers voting issues
What is the Negative Rebuttal
500
These are the three parts of every argument
What are claims, warrants, and impacts
500
This value says that individuals should be in charge of their own person
What is autonomy
500
With this logical fallacy, a person justifies a bad action by claiming that others would do the same thing