5 Habits
The habit that involves looking your audience in the eye.
Eye contact
The main point of the argument is the
Claim
How long is prep time?
2 minutes
True or False: We should only argue for the side we agree with in a debate.
False
If I ask my opponent to explain their argument to me again, I am asking for:
Clarification
Fidgeting, playing with your clothes, or talking with your hands are all examples of the following habit:
Body control
Before we can form an argument, we need:
A topic
Provide an example of an attention getter:
A cool fact, shocking stastic, a story, or a joke
In order to debate we must:
A. Agree to disagree about a topic.
B. Know a lot of things.
C. Disagree with everything our opponent says.
A. Agree to disagree about a topic.
Crossfire is
A. A time when one desginated debater can ask questions, and the other debater can answer them.
B. A time to make arguments.
C. A time when debaters can both ask and answer questions.
D. When we set our notes on fire.
C. A time when debaters can both ask and answer questions.
If I can hear you, you must be practicing this habit:
Projection
A warrant:
A. Provides reasoning to support an argument
B. Proves an argument is true
C. Wins the debate for you
D. A species of bird found only in a small corner of the Antartic.
A. Provides reasoning to support an argument
A judge is:
A. A guy in a white wig.
B. Someone who picks the winner based on their opinion of the topic, completely disregarding everything said by the debaters.
C. An impartial 3rd party who evaluates the arguments presented.
C. An impartial 3rd party who evaluates the arguments presented.
If we think of debate like a tennis match, then we are viewing the activity of debate as a:
A. A Great Time
B. Game
C. Debate
D. Being a cool guy
B. Game
When I attack the weaknesses in my opponent's arguments I am:
Exposing their contradictions and identifying inconsistencies.
Hearing is not the same as listening because...
Listening involves seeking to understand, using our ears, eyes, bodies, and hearts.
The impact does what?
Answers the "so what" question. Shows the real world effect the argument could have.
The speech where we summarize the main points of the debate, and why we won them.
The rebuttal
Define the view of debate as a laboratory:
We make arguments to test them.
When I clarify and expand on my arguments I am:
Defending my position.
Clarity involves these two things:
Clearly pronouncing words and stating our ideas clearly.
Provide 3 examples of evidence:
statistics, facts, expert testimony, personal examples, and specific examples
What does SPAR stand for?
Spontaneous Argumentation
Debaters say that debate can help us find truth because...
Dialogue allows us to come to a middle ground that must be the truth.
What is credibility and why is it important?
Our trust in a speaker's authority. People will believe us if they trust/like us.