occurs when erroneous chains of cause and effect relationships are linked together. This usually ends in some cataclysmic conclusion
What is SLIPPERY-"SLOP" FALLACY?
(cause you slippin' and you trippin')
100
THE WORD THAT STRIKES FEAR INTO THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF YOUNG, HOPEFUL DEBATERS AND CRUSHES THE VOCAL CHORDS INTO A GIANT MESS OF NONSENSICAL NONSENSE (except for Pintar)
What is PROGRESSIVE?
100
period of time during which competitors ask each other questions
What is CROSS EXAMINATION?
100
the side that defends the present system and argues against the resolution
What is NEGATIVE?
200
different groups of events that are run at different times over the course of the tournament
What is PATTERNS?
200
fallacies occur when the arguer attacks the person presenting the argument instead of the argument itself
What is AD HOMINEM?
200
The pen choice and unofficial official sponsor of debate
What is G2s?
200
Stated or unstated reasoning process that explains the relationship between the evidence and the claim
What is WARRANT?
200
a concept, standard, or ideal that, according to the debater, should be upheld
What is VALUE?
300
a system of ranking in out rounds wherein teams with equal records debate each other
What is POWER MATCHING?
300
occur when a cause and effect relationship is improperly assigned
What is FALLACY OF CAUSALITY?
300
The god of Lincoln-Douglas pattern debate during the 2013-2014 season
What is CHASE HUTCHINSON?
300
the current state of affairs, the present system
What is STATUS QUO?
300
standards, rules, or tests on which a decision or judgment is based
What is CRITERION?
400
the piece of paper on which the speech or debate round competitors and room assignments are listed
What is POSTINGS?
400
fallacies occur when an arguer attempts to make his/ her position based on the fact that “everyone else is doing it.”
What is BANDWAGON FALLACY?
*cough, PATRIOTS, cough*
400
note-taking during a debate, accurately recording the most important arguments and rebuttals (also creates giant, colorful messes of interesting words and phrases)
What is FLOWING?
400
the negative admits the present system should be changed, but argues that the negative team’s proposal (plan) is better than what the affirmative has offered (AKA THE THING THAT MAKES EVERY PF PERSON ANGRY IN A ROUND MORE THAN USUAL)
What is COUNTERPLAN?
400
the affirmative’s responsibility to that the resolution is true. If the affirmative fails to prove the resolution, they ought to lose the debate
What is BURDEN OF PROOF?
500
Elimination rounds comprised of the top 16 debate teams/competitors
What is OCTA FINALS?
500
A fallacy of language that occurs when a word is used in two different ways and the meaning of the word shifts during the argument
What is EQUIVOCATION?
500
The number of Mormon jokes made during Salt Lake City
What is 6,392.5 (the .5 came from a joke that was not good, but we still give it some credit for effort)
500
the judge’s model or view that guides his or her decision. In other words, what a judge does or does not want to hear in a round
What is JUDGE PARADIGMS?
500
judges who are unfamiliar with debate theory, your average person off the street