Philosophies
This philosophy posits that we should act to produce the greatest good for the greatest number of people.
What is Utilitarianism?
What are the two sides of a case?
What is Affirmative and Negative?
This is the thing to which the debater says we should all strive.
What is the value?
This is the idea that people should be treated the same in terms of political, economic, legal or cultural status.
What is equality?
People who commit this fallacy attack the source rather than the logic.
What is the Straw Man fallacy?
It says that states have obligations to their citizens to protect their life, liberty and property.
What is John Locke's Social Contract?
What are contentions made of?
What is Claim, Warrant, and Impact?
This is the measuring stick for the value (or the standard to be judged).
What is the Criterion?
This value is the prerequisite for all other values.
What is Life?
Introducing an irrelevant point into an argument. Someone may think it proves his side, but it really doesn’t.
What is a Red Herring?
John Rawls said we should put this on to evaluate things without bias.
What is the veil of ignorance?
In this speech, the debater is to read her case and attack her opponent's case.
What is the Negative Constructive.
It means to attack one's opponent's case.
What is refutation/rebuttal?
This value implies that we should look to the good of everyone as opposed to the good of a single individual.
What is societal welfare?
Pressuring us to do something just because many other people like us are doing it.
What is a Bandwagon?
This philosophy says that actions are immoral if they contain contradictions.
What is The Categorical Imperative?
This speech includes three contentions and the burden of proof.
What is the Affirmative Case?
This is the record of the debate round.
What is the flow?
This value can be defined in many different ways, but is classically defined as giving each his due.
What is Justice?
Attacking an opponent’s character or his motives for believing something instead of disproving his argument.
What is an Ad Hominem?
This philosophy claims that all actions can produce multiple consequences, so we should see if the good outweighs the bad and also look to the intention of the action.
What is the Double Effect?
In this speech, the debater defends his case, attacks his opponent's case, and offers voting issues.
What is the Negative Rebuttal.
Changing or exaggerating an opponent’s position to make it easier to refute.
What is Straw Man?
This value says that individuals should be in charge of their own person.
What is autonomy?
Generalizing about a class based upon a small or poor sample.
What is a Hasty Generalization?