Jargon
You do not know the meaning of a word used in competition. What should you do?
What is ask for clarification?
Sessions at the Student Activities Conferences are free and provided as a ______ by the UIL
What is a service?
On any given weekend during the season, there are more students debating in this state than any other state?
What is Texas?
Who hosts the Debate Topic Selection Committee Meeting?
Who is the National Federation of High School Associations?
The best way to learn and get used to CX Debate jargon
What is immersion?
Abbreviation for counterplan.
What is CP?
Clinics hosted by a school to improve the debate skills of those who attend that school
What is a school debate clinic?
What conference does Holland compete in?
What is 2a?
When does the Topic Selection Committee meet?
When is the beginning of August?
Short for disadvantage. Used to describe any shortcomings in an argument or plan.
What is DA/Disad?
Indicates that the debater is going to place a lot of emphasis on a certain part of the flow.
What is Dump?
Students can go to these during the summer to improve debate skills.
What is Summer Debate Camps?
How many conferences are there?
What is 6?
Purpose of the Debate Topic Selection Committee
What is provide the debate community with five potential topics
Signifies a kritik, someone who challenges the mindset or assumptions made by the opposing team.
An inexperienced or lax judge.
What is Mom and Pop?
Two day conference each summer that is designed to help inexperienced coaches get their UIL programs established.
What is Capital Conference?
What competition is after district?
What is State Competition?
The organization who votes on behalf of Texas at the Debate Topic Selection Committee meeting.
What is the UIL?
Signifies topicality, an argument used by the negative to prove that the affirmative plan does not follow the resolution.
What is T?
Describes a judge that debates the debaters.
What is an Interventionist?
Conferences across the state that provide information about the debate from experienced coaches from around the nation.
What is Student Activities Conferences?
How many high schools compete in this competition across the state.
What is approximately 1,500 schools?
Small round table groups.
What are Marshall Committees?
Term that is used to show that the debater’s opponent made an argument that is beneficial to the debater.
What is turn?