Vocabulary
What is an argument that is illogical or does not follow the rules of logic called?
What is "logical fallacy
What is "qualifiers"
A policy stock issue the AFF team must show resolves the significant inherent harms is has identified in the SQ or significant advantages that occur over the SQ.
What is "solvency"
State the resolution.
What is "resolved: the United States Federal Government should substantially reform its energy policy."
What year did Logos club begin?
What is "2006"
What is the fundamental negative view of the round that guides the negative team's strategy called?
What is "negative philosophy"
A rare occurrence in debate in which the judge does not award the ballot to either team as a disciplinary action for lack of courtesy or violation of rules. This has never happened in Logos!
What is "double loss"
Mitigating arguments brought by the NEG team against the affirmative team's plan.
What is "disadvantages"
When did U.S. oil consumption substantially increase?
What is "during industrial revolution"
True or False: Logos National Champion TP debater started his first junior tournament morning hiding under his bed because he didn't want to go to the tournament.
What is "true"
The topic of the debate beginning with the word "resolved" is called?
What is "the resolution"
Proper evidence citations include:
What is source, year published, author (optional, credentials)
What is "never ask a question you don't know the answer to"
What are types of fossil fuels?
What is "coal, oil, natural gas"
A long standing tradition the following week in club after a tournament?
Debate cookies and ballot discussion--one part ranting, rest constructive discussion.
A plank of the affirmative plan consisting of the specific laws that would need to be adopted in order to implement the plan for change.
What is "mandates"
Name three reasons you should plan to stay for entire tournament despite whether or not you advance to the final rounds.
What is "support for team or fellow competitors, ability to learn from good debate....answers vary"
An essential part of rebutting a definition in the round is not only providing a counter definition, but also?
What is "reason to prefer"
What does D.O.E. stand for?
What is "department of energy"
What name other than Logos has our club been known by?
What is "Houston Logic and Rhetoric Club"
An affirmative case type used in policy debate that focuses on solving harms created by the status quo.
What is "plan meets need or harms case"
The very hard working and caring team that handles all rule violations, questions of ethics and rule violations at the tournament .
Affirmative arguments that reach beyond the scope of what the resolution requires the affirmative team to do.
What is "extratropical arguments"
What events in the early 1900's increased the need for oil?
What is WW1 and WW2"
How many Logos members have married a fellow NCFCA competitor?
What is "2"
A case that is complete "at first glance" and must be present in in the first speech of the round.
What is "prima facie" case
An award that is given to team policy debaters at tournament that is not based on their win loss record but rewards another aspect of debate.
What is "speaker awards"
A model of rational construction of everyday arguments containing a claim, data, warrant, backing, qualifications, and conditions of rebuttals.
What is "toulmin model"
What are renewable energy sources?
What is "wind, solar, hydro electric"
Where does the name Logos come from?
What is John 1
An optional element of the AFF case that provides a framework for the round by creating criteria that the AFF team must meet in order to win the round. These criteria do not replace the stock issues, but help establish concrete guidelines for determining when the resolution has been affirmed.
What is "resolutional analysis"
What are the rounds one can advance to after the preliminary rounds if you score high enough?
What are "elimination rounds"
The theoretical power that allows affirmative debaters at assume that their plan for change would actually be adopted by the governmental authorities named in the resolution.
What is "fiat power"
Where is the proposed site for nuclear waste in the camp case?
How many 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place awards from Team Policy does the Logos club (including our years as HLRC) hold from the NCFCA National Championship?
What is "one of each"