PF terminology
What speeches in public forum are 4 minutes long?
Rebuttal and Constructive
Give a lay definition of a turn
:)
What new responses are allowed in 1st summary?
Frontlining, weighing, and backlining
Name all the impact weighing mechanisms that exist.
Magnitude, Timeframe, Scope, Irreversibility, Probability*
You have 55 seconds to get a teammate to say these 3 words (without saying the word, or you forfeit the points)
Moose (don’t say bull)
Milk (don’t say cow)
Cat (don’t say feline)
What 1st speaker speech entails extensions regarding constructive, rebuttal, and weighing?
Summary
Give a 30 second speech about the Brexit topic without stuttering or using excessive hand motions
Up to the discretion of Aaron Wu
Name two judges on the Illinois circuit that are comfortable with flow arguments.
Jacob Kaminski, Luke Anderson, Gabriel Kreopel, Ella Beutel.
What do Illinois circuit teams call weighing? (Hint: it’s 2 words, and it starts with a v…)
voter’s issues
Who is the shortest PF Board member?
What framework do traditional public forum rounds operate under?
Cost-benefit analysis/utilitarianism
With gusto, tell a 1 minute story in gibberish.
Up to the discretion of Yug Mehta, who sounded similar to you right now when spreading at UPenn last year
What does it mean when you respond to a response on your case?
Frontlining
How early can you start weighing in a round?
1st rebuttal
In what year was PF first created?
2002
What part of a PF round includes both speakers from both teams in a period of questioning?
Grand crossfire
Do an effective rap battle with someone on a topic of our choice.
non-participating teams will vote on who won the rap battle :)
What are the three types of judges you will see at every tournament?
Flow, Lay, Flay
What other weighing mechanism do you have to win in order to win a pre-requisite?
Timeframe
What is Meira’s favorite topic of all time?
Resolved: The United States Federal Government should repeal Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (January 2024)
what is terminal defense?
Round-ending defensive responses that take out an entire link to an argument.
Passionately profess your undying love to one of the PF captains.
up to the discretion of Yug Mehta, who is well-versed in these affairs.
What do you call reading a new offensive argument in rebuttal?
Disadvantages (DA, Disad) and Advantages (ADV)
Name three separate warrants used for meta-weighing.
Up to the discretion of Shreyas Dandavate, who link weighs in all his rounds
Do your best impression of a board member for 30 seconds
Up to the discretion of Shritha Kethireddy, who is secretly the world’s best imitator