Debate Special Words #472

5. The exact wording of your topic.
6. something someone said in a round that hasn’t been responded to.
7. the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid.
10. like a normal crossfire but there are 4 people instead of 2.

1. derived by inference; implied by operation of law; not obvious or explicit.
2. A specific amount of time each debater is allowed to use in between speeches to write down notes or gather their thoughts.
3. When two people debate, one of them makes an argument, and the other follows with a rebuttal, which, plainly put, is the "no, you're wrong and this is why" argument.
4. an assertion, especially one maintained in argument.
8. Aligning your arguments directly to your opponents’ points.
9. The note-taking technique used in debate to track all points and arguments.
11. The first speaker asks the first question in the crossfire, and the rest of the crossfire consists of each speaker asking their opponent questions. The other speaker from each team then gives a 4 minute rebuttal to their opponents case, refuting their opponent's arguments.