General
Vocabulary
Contention Vocabulary
Class 5 Vocabulary
Basic Oratory
100

definitions + clarifications made by the first proposition 

what is a model?

100

why your argument matters/why the judge should care about your argument

what is the impact?


100

a question you give by standing up in the middle of someone elses speech

what is a poi?

100

how loud you are speaking

what is volume?

200

counterarguments/disproving your opponents argument?

what is clash/rebuttal?

200

statement you make at the beginning of your contention

what is the claim?

200

organization of clash in a table format

what is a they said/we said table?

200

how fast/slow you are speaking

what is speed/rate?


300

definitions + clarifications made by the first opposition

what is a countermodel?

300

what you say to wrap up your argument

what is a conclusion?

300

general rule when giving pois

what is give 2 take 2?

300

how high/low a speakers voice/tone is

what is pitch


400

something you say you will prove in order to win the round

what is a burden?

400

evidence and reasoning used to prove your contention

what is mechanization/analysis?


400
average length of a poi

what is 15 seconds?

400

creates suspense in a speech

what are pauses?

500

laying out what you will say during your speech + telling the judge what you will be saying

what is signposting?

500

number of contentions given in the second opposition speech

what is one?

500

stating why your arguments are more important

what is weighing?

500

pronunciation and fluency of the words

what is articulation?