Forms of Debate
General Debate
The Structure of the Debate
The Case
Dakota Debate Facts
100
The type of debate that centers around morals and values
What is Lincoln Douglas
100

The side of debate that is a proponent of the resolution.

Affirmative
100
The notes you take during a debate round

What is a flow?

100
One team side that stole their name from the military word for “yes” as said by radio operators.
What is the Affirmative
100
DDI's predecessor (full name)

Brookings High School Online Debate Institute

200
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

The word that all NSDA topics start with

Resolved

200

these are speeches after the first one

What are the Rebuttals

200

the team that gives the last speech if the Affirmative team gives the first speech.

What is Negative

200

Also known as the "Debate Hype House"

What is Walker Haber's House


300
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

The amount of prep time you get in both PF and LD

How much is 4 minutes

300

Top layer of debate, frames the debate

framework

300

Our Instagram handle

@dakotadebate

400
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 Public Forum team

What is Two.

400

Defender of the Status Quo

The Negative

400

The main argument in your case

What is a contention

400
The name of DDI's logo

Who is Bobby Buffalo

500
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 PF round.

What is Five

500

The amount of time a PF Summary or LD 2AR takes

How long is 3 minutes

500

What are the parts of impact calculus

Probability, Magnitude, Scope, Timeline

500

The number of times Samyok has quit debate

How many is 3

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