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?
20 minutes
True or False: We should only argue for the side we agree with in a debate.
False
How many people in class prefer pancakes:
No one
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
What is the purpose of the MGC and the MOC?
To defend your arguments and attack your opponents' arguments.
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.
Coaches Eli and Liliana debated for how long?
Eli: 2 1/2 years
Lilian: 1 year (and more amazing ones to come!)
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
Agree or Disagree with the following statement, tell me what type of debate this would be, and defend your position with a full argument: Therapy cats are real.
Fact debate
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.
Danke
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 NPDA stand for?
Debaters say that debate can help us find truth because...
Dialogue allows us to come to a middle ground that must be the truth.
Name one of the skills someone in the class claimed to a mundane expert at:
Making grilled cheese sandwiches, quesadillas, tuna melts, guessing someone's personality traits, naming all 50 states, naming all the countries in the world, holding their breathe, packing clothes, annoying the dog, or