Defensive Pt. 1
What is a defensive argument?
Reason why someone else should lose
What are the 3 parts of an argument and why are they important?
What is the song for the LD speech times?
6-3-7-3-4-6-3
What is an offensive argument?
An active reason why you should win
What is Kate's favorite animal?
Blobfish or butterfly
There are 3 link related defensive arguments. Name, define, and give an example for each.
1. We go extinct from not being able to make food
2. Climate change makes the earth hotter destroying ecosystems
3. Climate change is destroying the earth
1. impact
2. Warrant
3. claim
Name the 3 weighing metrics we've mentioned so far and explain an example where you would use them.
Magnitude, probability, scope.
Why are offensive arguments more strategic than defensive arguments?
You can win off of them
Blue
Respond to this statement with 3 different kinds of defensive arguments.
Chocolate Chip Cookies are the best cookies because of the melty chocolate chips in them.
1. Non unique - multiple cookies have chocolate chips in them
2. altcause - the chocolate chips are melty because of the oven not because of the type of cookies
3. no impact - chocolate chips being melty does nothing
How much prep time does each debater get per round? An extra 500 points if you remember what it's called when you start your timer to take prep and tell your opponent and judge how much time you took after you take it, instead of saying "i'm going to take 2 minutes."
4 mins tournament depending, and running prep
What is each LD speech called?
1AC, NC, 1AR, NR, 2NR
What is an impact turn. What kind of impacts should you not impact turn?
Oppression, ones that you're just wrong
Throughout her life Kate has been told she's similar to many tv show characters. Name one and explain why.
I've been told Jane from Jane the Virgin, Paris Geller, Lara Jean Covey, etc.
Respond to this statement using a defensive argument and explain what part of an argument it is missing (claim, warrant, impact).
Kate speaks so the novices learn.
No solvency, no warrant.
Why is extinction the most strategic impact in terms of weighing?
What are you supposed to do in the 2NR?
Extend, respond to what they said to you, respond to them, collapse and weigh, and voting issues
What is a link turn? Give an example of an argument and how you would link turn it.
Kate has good hair, Ilias has better hair
Hint: it's medium basic (not too basic but common)
Cowboy
Name and define 6 defensive arguments.
No link, no impact, non-unique, alt cause, no solvency, strength of link, bad link
What are the top types of questions you should ask in cross-ex (cx)? Give an example for each?
Clarifying questions and ones that poke holes in their case
When you take notes in a debate round, what is it called?
Flowing
Respond to this statement with 3 arguments:
Civil disobedience is important because it gives people a way to be involved in their democracy.
Non-unique: people are involved in democracy anyway
turn: civil disobedience can be violent meaning its actually bad because it makes democracy look bad
no solvency: we had Civil disobedience and still had a coup
How long has Kate wanted to be a novice director?
and 200 extra points for what Taylor Swift album Kate was listening to while making this.
Since 7th grade so 4 years and speak now.