Flowing
Case Outlines
Cross-ex
100

How many colors should your flow have?

At least 2.

100

About how many contentions should you read on each side?

1-3 (ish)

100

What type of question is the least effective strategically?

Clarifying.

200

Name a way that flowing is different than traditional note taking.

Use of abbreviations/columns/etc.

200

Why is important to create an outline after the funnel approach?

So that we know what we need to research more specifically.

200

Why are yes/no questions preferable to open-ended questions?

Leaves less room for rambling, clear, concise (for you AND the judge!)

300

Name 4 important things to note while flowing.

Taglines, contention/subpoint names, author names, publication dates, refutations, etc.

300

In what order should you choose your link chains, main contentions, and impacts?

Main contentions --> links --> impacts

300

Name the 4 types of questions.

Open-ended, yes/no, follow-up, clarifying