Argumentation
The 3 parts of an argument
What are Claim, Warrants, and Impact?
The number of students that speak on each team in a World Schools debate
What is 3?
This term refers to the speed at which someone delivers a speech
What is "pace"?
The number of arguments a case typically has
What is 3?
The name for the "negative" team in World Schools
What is the Opposition
Description for "Warrants"
What are the evidence, examples, and reasoning you use to support a claim?
The name of the team that supports the motion
What is the Proposition?
The term that refers to someone speaking clearly and not mumbling
What is "enunciation"?
The name for one of your main arguments within a debate case
What is a "substantive" or "sub"?
What is "This House..."?
Description for "Impact"
What is the "so what" or why you should care of an argument?
The name for a question asked to the other team in the middle of their speech
What is a POI (Point of Information)?
The percent of the World Schools ballot that "Style" counts for
What is 40%
When the speaker tells the judge how they should evaluate who wins the debate
What is Framework? (Also acceptable: What are Burdens?)
The length of the "reply" speech in World Schools
What is 4 minutes?
The term for numbering or letting your arguments and notifying the judge when you are moving between them
What is sign-posting?
The length of the first 3 speeches
What is 8 minutes?
Something people do in World Schools to show support for their teammates' arguments
What is tap the table?
The story that sets up your case and helps the judge visualize your world
What is the "Narrative"?
The 3 (or 4) components of a substantive argument
What are: Name, Thesis, Warrants, and Impact
The term for when debaters directly respond to the point(s) my by their opponent
What is "Clash"?
The 3 categories on the World Schools ballot/ rubric
What are Content, Style, and Strategy?
Name 3 elements of "good" public speaking
What are... (any of the following): pace, volume, eye contact, enunciation, body language, energy/ confidence?
The name for your team's "thesis statement"
What is the "Team Line"?
The 3 common "types" of motions
What are: Policy, Value, and Counterfactual?