Debate
Education
Media
Environment
Economy
100

A claim supported by reasons and evidence.

Argument

100

Schoolwork that students complete outside of class.

Homework


100

Information about recent events reported by the media.

News

100

The contamination of the environment by harmful substances.

Pollution

100

The regular payment an employee receives for their work.

Salary

200

A short question or statement offered during an opponent's speech.

Point of Information (POI)

200

Students both study and sleep at this type of school.

Boarding School

200

Online platforms where people create, share, and interact with content.

Social Media

200

Supporters say this vehicle reduces greenhouse gas emissions from transportation.

Electric Car

200

Places with high populations, many buildings, and developed infrastructure.

Urban Areas

300

Instead of making new arguments, this focuses on attacking existing ones.

Rebuttal

300

The money students pay to receive instruction at a school, college, or university.

Tuition Fee

300

Companies use this to promote their products to potential customers.

Advertisement
300

This refers specifically to the increase in Earth's average surface temperature due to the enhanced greenhouse effect caused largely by human activities.

Global Warming

300

This includes the physical facilities needed for a country's economy and daily life to operate efficiently.

Infrastructure

400

This occurs when opposing arguments directly conflict on the same issue or question.

Clash

400

Studying in a country other than your own.

Study Abroad

400

Brands often pay this person to promote products on social media.

Influencers
400

Rainforests such as the Amazon have experienced significant levels of this due to agriculture, mining, and infrastructure development.

Deforestation


400

This executive person oversees company strategy, allocates resources, and is ultimately accountable for organizational performance.

CEO
500

The step where a team explains what issue exists and why it needs to be solved.

Problem Identification


500

Financial aid awarded to help students pay for their education.

Scholarships

500

This computer system recommends videos based on what you watch, like, and share.

Algorithm

500

These energy resources are limited because they take millions of years to form and cannot be replaced on a human timescale.

Fossil Fuel

500

This economic phenomenon occurs when the average price level of goods and services increases across an economy over time.

Inflation

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