Debate Vocab
What are the three quantifiers used to compare impacts? Explain what each one means.
magnitude (how big), timeframe (how fast), probability (how likely)
What is the text of this year's resolution?
Resolved: The United States federal government should establish national health insurance in the United States.
What must you always have in order to win a debate?
offense!
What is the MOST important thing to be when speaking/spreading?
CLEAR!
Who is lab leader AJ's debate partner?
Name the four parts of a 1NC topicality argument. Explain what each one is.
interpretation, definition(s), standards, voters.
What is single-payer healthcare?
a UNIVERSAL health coverage system in which a central public insurance entity collects care fees (via taxation) and pays for medical costs
What order should the affirmative make/answer arguments in, starting in the 2AC?
THE AFF! (your offense ALWAYS goes first), procedurals (topicality), anything that can solve your offense (counterplans), kritiks, disads.
How many fingers (roughly) should you leave between each card/section on your flow?
two (ish)
What are your lab leader's adjectives from our day one name association game?
Baddie Brook, Amazing AJ, Cool Charlie
Name the four parts of a disadvantage. Explain what each part is in the context of the Economy DA.
uniqueness, link, internal link, impact
economy fine/strong now (uq), the aff messes up the economy, messing up the economy causes war (i/l), war causes extinction (!)
What is the difference between national health insurance and a national health system?
national health insurance: public insurance entity, private care entities (government does NOT own healthcare facilities)
national health system: public insurance entity, public care entities (government owns healthcare facilities)
List three types of defensive arguments the AFF can read in a 2AC DA frontline
thumpers, non-unique, no-link, link defense, internal link defense
What are the three modes of persuasion (aka the Holy Trinity of rhetoric) AND why do they matter to debate?
ethos (credibility), logos (logic), pathos (emotion)
True or false...Brooklynn is related to the person that discovered pluto?
Name the three (possibly four) parts of a kritik. Explain what each one is.
BONUS: What is the secret fourth thing part?
BONUS: Explain the three (possibly four) parts of a kritik in the context of the Racial Capitalism starter pack file.
link, impact, alternative
BONUS: theory of power
What is the leading cause of death in the United States AND how many Americans suffer from it?
chronic disease (6/10 American adults with at LEAST 1, 4/10 American adults with MORE than one) / 133 million
What acronym is used to answer kritiks? Explain what each one is.
FPOSTAL!
framework, permutations, offense, solvency, theory, alternative, link
What are the three main goals of cross-examination?
clarification, poking holes, setting up (your) arguments
How many times has KU won the National Debate Tournament?
6!
What is the difference between functional and textual competition?
BONUS: Give an example of a type of counterplan that is textually competitive.
functional competition: based on the effects/mechanics of the fiatted action
textual competition: based on the words
BONUS: word PICs
Where did the IDEA for Medicaid/Medicare originate in the United States?
two places: Truman's 1945 plan to provide NHI via a 4% tax on the first $3600 of an individual's wages AND the Kerr-Mills Act (provided funding to states to provide care to seniors receiving welfare)
What is a straight turn AND what are the two ways to make a straight turn argument?
BONUS: What is it called when a team makes BOTH types of straight turns to answer the same argument?
an offensive strategy that strategically agrees with parts of the other team's offense / impact turn OR non-uq + link turn
BONUS: double turn
open your diaphragm, enunciate/be clear, do speaking drills, tone differential, have good vibes, don't be a block bro (look at the judge periodically), don't start at top speed, use your flow, breathe at logical points, don't outspread your opponents
What song did we flow during the day two flowing drill?
Dear Mama by 2Pac