LITERARY DEVICES
What is a hyperbole?
A figure of speech that involves exaggerated statements not meant to be taken literally.
What is an anaphora
A phrase that is repeated at the beginning of a sentence in a speech.
What is a bill?
A rule that a Congressman (or woman) writes up in hopes that it becomes a law.
What is a claim?
The main point of an argument; what the debater seeks to prove true.
What are the 2 debate events we've covered in this class so far?
Congressional debate and Public Forum
What is a litote?
An understatement that always includes not.
What is chiasmas?
words or phrases repeated in a reversed order in a sentence, creating an X.
What branch of government does Congressional Debate mimic?
Legislative Branch.
Why is argument construction important?
It helps structure your argument so that it makes sense and flows.
What are the criteria for a solid speech in my debate class?
eye contact, body language, volume, articulation, confidence
What are the 3 persuasive techniques?
ethos, logos, pathos
What are the 5 parts of a speech outline?
Introduction, Point #1, Point #2, Point #3, Conclusion
What is an authorship speech?
The speech that the author of the bill being presented gives.
What is the impact?
The reason the argument should matter to the audience.
What is the purpose of impact weighing?
A technique used to determine why your claim is important.
What is the difference between pathos and logos and ethos?
Why are titles important?
They give insight to what the speech is about and takes pressure off the speaker by exciting the listener.
What happens during questioning?
The assembly asks the speaker questions regarding their bill.
What are 2 forms of data?
qualitative, the quality of the data and quantitative, statistics.
What is a final draft?
The final product of a creation.
What is the difference between criterion and criteria?
Criteria is the plural form of criterion.
What are other speech devices we talked about?
X-factor, Power Point, Title
What is the assembly?
The people in the Congressional debate who are listening and questioning- the senators and representatives that aren't speaking at the moment.
What is the difference between data and warrant?
A warrant is a logical reasoning that supports the claim, data is evidence that supports the claim.
Chiasmas is the greek letter for what?
X.