The process of drawing conclusions from evidence and connecting ideas, situations, and events.
What is a reasoning?
100
A statement that the court debates about.
What is proposition?
100
The team that normally argues for the proposition, which suggests a change in a given policy.
What is the affirmative team?
100
Body language.
What is animation?
100
An argument that relies upon assertions or assumptions that are incompatible or inconsistent.
What is inconsistencies?
200
The reasoning by comparing the similarities between two items, events, people, etc.
What is analogical reasoning?
200
A statement that makes an evaluation of a person, idea, event, place, or thing.
What is a proposition of fact?
200
The first speeches in a debate where initial position and arguments are presented.
What is constructive speeches?
200
The way you pronounce or enunciate syllables and words.
What is articulation?
200
All inclusive statements can be completely defeated by a simple example to the contrary.
What is counter example?
300
A reasoning from general to specific.
What is deductive reasoning?
300
A statement suggesting that a specific action or policy should be adopted.
What is a proposition of policy.
300
Supporting materials using in a speech to prove or disprove something.
What is evidence?
300
Language that conveys your intended meaning to the audience.
What is exact language?
300
Two things which occur together may be related in some way without one having caused the other.
What is correlation?
400
An argument which asserts a premise then attempts to prove that premise by asserting it again in a different way, so that the argument goes in circles.
What is a circular reasoning?
400
A statement about the worth or value of a person, idea, event, place, or thing.
What is a proposition of value?
400
The team that normally argues against a change and suggests that things should remain the same.
What is the negative team?
400
Varying your facial movement so that it is meaningful and natural.
What is facial expressions?
400
A common critical fallacy is to presume that the identity of the speaker influences the validity of the argument.
What is attacking the speaker?
500
(What is this an example of?) "We should clean our parks because look at Detroit and Chicago. They both have a clean, beautiful park."
What is analogical reasoning.
500
(What is this an example of?) "The park is worth nothing but a piece of junk."
What is a proposition of value.
500
Speeches in the latter portion of the debate. The debaters explain again their previous arguments, respond to the opponents' arguments, continue to defend their positions, and show how their team has won the debate.
What is a rebuttal speech?
500
The use and motion of the hands and arms.
What is gestures.
500
An argument is weakened when the speaker fails to address important evidence, or fails to respond adequately to an opponent's charge.