Vocab & Basic Principles
A powerful correction
What is Criticism?
What is the language of debate?
What is the Language of Democracy?
Only _________ serves to determine which is the least risky alternative
What is Arguments?
Look on your course in debate as
the process of generating argumentative clash
What is Debate?
There is no room for __________ or __________ in forensics.
What is distortion or fabrication?
When it comes to Debate, you should always work within a
What is a Sound Intellectual Framework?
teaches you how to put together strong, clear, forceful positions that lead to good decisions
What is Argumentation?
A squabbling or mean-spirited disagreement
What is an Argument?
Debate involves reasoned argument put forward in the service of _______________ or ____________.
What is Statements of Belief or Propositions of Policy?
Learning to __________________ requires you to take statements and studies, facts and opinions, and shape them into a convincing case.
What is Make Arguments?
Debate trains people in such a way as to maximize the chance that any critical discussion they participate in will be an honest exchange of views leading to an _______________________________.
What is an Intellectually Respectable Decision?
a group of people given the power to decide for themselves the values of government
What is Democracy?
Debate that aims only at a display of intellectual dominance is
What is a Pointless Activity?
In order to debate well, you must be able to
What is compose precise, stimulating, and well-supported arguments and to critique arguments offered by an opponent?
If you are untrained in ________ and ______________ you may not understand the need for public discussion or even how to evaluate cases that political leaders make for and against changes in public policy.
What is Debate and Critical Argument?
teaches you how to examine arguments systematically and see if the proof is sound and if the methods of reasoning are valid
What is Argumentation?
helps people decide the meaning of the past, decide the values of the present, and permits them to evaluate alternative futures
What is Debate in a Democratic Society?
The process of Debate should be directed not only toward training strong advocates and good speakers but also toward developing ___________ and ___________.
What is Open Minds and Good Listening Habits?
Two things Debate brings into focus
What is Public Obligations and Duties?