Debate Challenge

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  1. 5. the allotted three minutes of time in round that they can call for in order to talk to their partner and think through what the next speech they give should focus on. This time can be called for at any moment a speech is not actively being given.
  2. 6. The speech that presents arguments and evidence
  3. 10. the reason that the argument a debater made is important. Without an impact, a judge and opponent could essentially concede the entire point but say it has zero consequence in terms of decision making.
  4. 11. arguments that respond to your opponent’s case. It is not enough to merely make your own arguments, you must make responsive arguments as a rejoinder or rebuttal to the specific arguments that are raised by the opposing debaters
  5. 12. summarizes their key arguments and addresses their opponents' points in Public Forum d
  6. 13. One of the three parts of your case
  7. 14. the last speech of the round is a chance for the debater to crystallize and tell the judge what issues need to be considered most on their ballot. This speech is referred to as the final focus and is two minutes in length. Previously, this speech was called the “last shot” and was only a minute long.
  8. 16. follows the constructive and is four minutes long. Given by the second speaker on each team, this speech focuses on creating additional offense in the round while at the same time putting up defensive answers to the opponents’ positions. A good rebuttal is typically a mix of both types of arguments. For the speaker that gives the second rebuttal, it has become expected that at some point they include answering arguments made on their case by the first rebuttal.
  9. 18. the first speech from either side in a debate. In Public Forum, the speech time is four minutes. As an introduction, this is a key speech to define terms and ideas to make the resolution easier to understand while also creating the first pieces of offense that a team can use to claim the judge’s ballot.
Down
  1. 1. format of debate that consists of two teams of two. The pro team argues in favor of the resolution while the con team argues the opposite. Unlike other formats, the speaking order of the round is decided by the winner of a coin flip. The winning team can choose either their side or speaking position(first or second) while the other team then gets to select the undecided choice.
  2. 2. given after the crossfire between the second speakers concludes. This speech is now three minutes long while in the past it had only been two. The summary speech is expected to start to condense or collapse the round down to a select few arguments and define what the judges should focus on for the rest of the debate.
  3. 3. person who determines the outcome of the debate is called the judge. In preliminary rounds of a tournament, rounds are typically decided by one judge while in the elimination rounds most tournaments will include a panel of judges.Prep time
  4. 4. the topic that has been selected by the NSDA or other competition entity that debaters should focus on in rounds. One side is typically for the resolution (aff or pro) while the other side is the opposite (con or neg).
  5. 7. the questioning period between the speeches is referred to as a crossfire. In a crossfire, each side is allowed and expected to ask questions of the other. This differs from other events where the questioning period is directional, meaning that one side asks the questions and the other answers. Crossfire offers an opportunity to clarify arguments, ferret out flaws in logic, and capitalize on weaknesses via questioning.
  6. 8. a critical part to an argument as it establishes why the claim the debater made is true. Arguments that are missing warrants are comparatively worse, as there is no reason that a judge can be told to evaluate the warrantless argument over the other.
  7. 9. the first part of an argument underneath the Toulmin model. Think of it as the statement that you assert. For instance, we can claim that “Minnesota is a cold state.” Note that there is nothing in there that confirms whether the statement is true or false, meaning the argument is incomplete.
  8. 15. Taking notes during the debate
  9. 17. number of people on a Public Forum debate team