Format and Rules
The amount of prep time your team gets in a debate.
What are 3 minutes?
An argument or point is referred to in a constructive speech as a ________.
What is a Contention?
To clarify words stated in the resolution, you provide _________.
What are Definitions?
Any of the three rhetorical appeals named by Aristotle.
What is Ethos / Pathos / Logos?
What is debate?
What is Nerdy arguing?
Sides and speaking order are decided by doing this.
What is a Coin flip / Coin toss
If you extract a quote from an article, you've just cut a ______.
What is a Card?
Conventionally, before you name your arguments in a constructive speech, you would lay out a _______.
What is Framework?
"Parietal hours should be extended" is an example of a _____ of an argument.
What is a Claim?
"Judges ready? ______ ready?"
What are Opponents?
The first question in crossfire goes to the ____ speaker.
(First or second)
What is First?
Note-taking during a speech is also called ________.
What is Flowing?
(Mostly referring to a rebuttal speech) Responding to your opponents' arguments in the order they were presented.
What is Line by Line
This connects evidence and claim.
What is a Warrant / Reasoning?
At Public Forum Debate Club, you are obligated to address Charles by this name.
Who is Senpai Yoon?
During a debate, you are allowed to ask for your opponents ______ without it counting towards your prep time.
What are Cards / evidences?
In a summary speech, a speaker conventionally identifies and addresses _______.
What are Clashes / key clashes / voting issues?
Directly attacking an argument's evidence and/or logic, as opposed to its outcome.
What is a Link Turn?
The commonly used impact weighing mechanisms.
What are Time, scale, and magnitude?
Common term for a judge who doesn't know sh*t
What is a Lay judge?
A textual advocacy presented in form of speech commonly seen in Policy Debate that is prohibited in Public Forum Debate.
What is a Plan
The ends justify the means.
What is Utilitarianism?
This technique is and should be used extensively in Final Focuses.
(Hint: two words, specifically)
What is Impact Calculus?
The second triad of the Toulmin's Model of an argument.
What are Backing, Rebuttal, and Qualifier?
Reading super duper quickly.
What is Spreading