STYLE OF DEBATE
What style of debate are we learning about?
How do you win a debate round?
You get the vote/you convince someone(the judge)
Pro and Con/ Aff and Neg
Your judges are shaking their heads in the middle of your speech. What should you do?
Talk about something different DUH
Why are you here to learn about debate?
Not a trick question:)
because you are interested? because its fun? because you want to practise English?
anything apart from "my parents forced me"
actually, this is just a random one haha
come up and draw what you think "a debate stand looks like"
how many teams are there in a debate round?
2
Imagine you are in a debate round and your opponent is giving a speech, what should you do?
prep/listen/take notes/think
Your opponent is being extremely rude to you, and shouting at you during crossfire(when you get to ask each other questions). What do you do?
Keep calm and carry on/do not let them interrupt you, but talk in a calm tone/put your hands up in the air and motion to the judge(装可怜）
shouting back is a nono
name 3 good debaters
the coaches can judge the answer to this one ;)
What does "pf" in pf debate stand for?
public forum
how many people are there per team in public forum debate?
2
You(which includes all your body parts)/laptop/timer/pens/paper/your partner/your evidence....
Your opponents read a evidence about "all humans are going to die next year", what should you do?
Check the evidence!!!/question them for the credibility
which coach is not present today
(also accept tico
the US
what is the rebuttal speech for?
to rebut or answer the opponent's arguments/a mixture of offense and defense
How long is a crossfire?
3 minutes
You have no idea how to respond to your opponents' arguments, your hands are sweating, and your partner also has 0 idea about what to do. What should you do?
Imagine you are in a debate round, and suddenly, your laptop which you have all your notes on ran out of battery. What should you do?
borrow your partner's laptop/think of something on the spot/impromptu
Who is the audience for pf debate
the public!
how long is the constructive speech?
how long is the final focus?
1)4
2)2
What is "breaking"
this means that you can survived the first elimination process! You won a lot of rounds, and you can go to elimination rounds!
Can you add a judge's wechat?
yeah! go and make friends, just make sure you are not trying to do something stealthy such as 贿赂
do it after the round
policy? LD? WSD? Impromptu?
not gonna lie, this is a hard one