Body Language and Speech
Reasoning
Debate Formating
Basic Debating
Supporting Details
100
EYE CONTACT
Always or mostly looking up at the audience to show your confidence
100
Reasoning
The action of thinking about something in a logical perspective
100
Rebuttal Speeches
Speeches given in the latter portion of the debate Debaters explain again their previous arguments, respond to the opponents' arguments, continue to defend their positions, and show their team has won the debate.
100
Advantages
A condition or circumstance that puts one in a favorable or superior position.
100
Comparison
The act or instance of comparing
200
Gestures
Gestures Using your hands to support facts. For example making a fault slip using your fingers
200
Deductive Reasoning
A logical process in which a conclusion is based on the concordance of multiple premises that are generally assumed to be true
200
Preparation Time
The time for debaters to gather thoughts and collect information to support their side of the argument.
200
Presentation Skills
Communication ability to present the debate topics effectively
200
Evidence
Supportive details that follow a reason, usually facts
300
Facial Expressions
Using your face expressions to explain reasons such as making a surprised face when supporting a surprising fact
300
Burden of Proof
A debater who offers an argument must show that it is valid in order for it to be accepted
300
Time Rules
The time for debaters to gather thoughts and collect information to support their side of the argument.
300
Refutation
It is when you are challenging your opponents' points by showing flaws or weaknesses in their arguments
300
Analogies
A comparison between two things
400
Appropriate Language
Using the correct words at the right times
400
Circular Reasoning
Using a revolving process to explain a topic
400
Standard Debate Format
It is the format which has the order of first affirmative constructive speech, first negative constructive speech, second affirmative constructive speech, second negative constructive speech, first negative speaker’s rebuttal, first affirmative speaker’s rebuttal, second negative speaker’s rebuttal, and finally the second affirmative speaker’s rebuttal
400
Attacking The Speaker
Firing a negative comment to draw attention to a mistake
400
Pitch
When you try to persuade someone to accept something, or more specifically (in debate), outsmart someone to accept that your side of the argument is superior to theirs.
500
Grammatical Correctness
Using proper words suited for the topic and not making grammatical errors
500
Analogical Reasoning
It is the process of deriving a conclusion from one's experience in one or more similar situations
500
Constructive Speeches
The first four speeches of a debate round.
500
(Finding) Inconsistencies
Finding a flaw in consistency between a view-point or opinion
500
Justification
The action of showing something to be right or reasonable
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