Persuasive Language
Debate structure
Research skills
Persuasive language examples
Argument structure
100

A question that doesn't require an answer.

What is a rhetorical question?

100

The first speaker in a debate.

Who is the first affirmative speaker?

100

The acronym to use to critically think about information you find.

What is CRAAP?

100

‘Recently my neighbor experienced these problems first-hand.’

What is an anecdote?

100

The structure to use to write a paragraph.

What is TEEL?
200

The acronym to remember SIX key persuasive language techniques.

What is PRAISE?

200

The three Ms.

What is manner, method and matter?
200

A repository of articles, not a search engine. 

What is a database?

200

‘According to Dr. Jessica Harper of the Institute for Public Policy’ 

What is expert opinion?

200

Indicating you're moving on to your next point. 

What is signposting?

300

A story about the speaker / writer.

What is a personal story or anecdote?

300

The fourth speaker in a debate. 

Who is the second negative speaker?

300

Is fine to use for quick information, but never counts as solid research. 

What is the google summary at the top of the search?

300

‘Why should a journal article reviewed by a small group of academics be regarded as more valuable than an article in Wikipedia, which has been peer-reviewed by possibly thousands of interested readers?’ 

What is rhetorical question?

300

Appealing to a sense of logic.

What is logos?
400

Numbers, percentages, amounts, costs etc. 

What are statistics?

400

The person who decides who won the debate.

Who is the adjudicator? 

400

The name of the terms to use when researching your topic's key words.

What are Boolean Search Operators?

400
‘What can we do?  We can try.  Try to be better.  Try to reflect on our biases.  Try to be patient.’  

What is repetition?

400

Expert opinion, statistics, anecdote, analogies etc.

What are types of evidence?

500

The first letter of subsequent words are the same in a sequence.

What is alliteration?

500

The outline of what each speaker will be arguing

What is the team split?

500

‘This poor behavior was modelled by the parents, who have failed their children miserably.  They should be ashamed to be parents.’

What is emotive language?

What is hyperbole?

500

Defensive rebuttal strategy.

What is magnitude, severity and timeframe?