The time allotted to each team for preparation during the debate
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What is "attacking the speaker?"
Coming up with a rebuttal to prove that the other side is wrong.
100
What are examples?
Evidence that supports your claim, real-life situations, news, etc.
100
What is a correlation?
A false cause fallacy is an argument that incorrectly contends that two things are causally related when in fact they are not linked but simply related to a third thing that caused them both.
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What is the definition of eye contact?
Looking at the judge or audience with both eyes.
200
What is a rebuttal?
Overcoming arguments by your opponents and re-explaining or rebuilding your own arguments
200
What are counter examples?
Examples that disprove a proposition
200
What is a justification?
A reason, fact, circumstance, or explanation that justifies or defends
200
What is circular reasoning?
A logical fallacy in which the reasoner begins with what they are trying to end with.
300
What are facial expressions?
Expressions on one’s face causing the audience to become interested and entertained
300
What are 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.
300
What are improper inferences?
Incorrect assumptions
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What is a testimony?
A statement in support of a claim or fact; expert statement
300
What is deductive reasoning?
An argument that is intended by the arguer to be (deductively) valid, that is, to provide a guarantee of the truth of the conclusion provided that the argument's premises (assumptions) are true.
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What is a gesture?
A movement of the hand done to make a point.
400
What is a refutation?
Challenging your opponents' points by showing flaws or weaknesses in their arguments
400
What is the burden of proof?
The requirement to provide evidence to support a claim.
400
What are statistics?
Evidence expressed in numbers.
400
What is status quo?
The course of action currently in use
500
What is grammatical correctness?
Following the rules of grammar
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What are analogies in debating?
Arguments that support associations between things based on their similarity or dissimilarity.
500
What is the burden of rebuttal?
This belongs to the negative; has to prove that there is no need and the plan won't work. Usually, the side that has the burden of rebuttal in the end of the debate loses.
500
What are counter examples?
Examples that disprove a proposition
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What is a false cause?
A fallacy involving warrants; includes post-hoc fallacies and correlations. See post-hoc fallacies; correlations.