Debate Vocabulary

4. Mark the outline of; sketch; describe in detail
6. An assertion or claim
9. Connected with or related to the subject
13. Relevant pieces of information that support a claim: facts, quotations, examples, statistics, or stories.
14. A mental activity that consists of organizing information or beliefs into a series of steps to reach conclusions
16. The opposite argument or viewpoint from what the speaker/writer is saying
18. To examine, assess, and judge carefully.
19. At least two people equally trying to prove which side is “right”, using a formal structure.
20. A attorney's summary of the case, which attempts to persuade the judge (and the jury if there is one) to favor his or her side.
21. A method of reasoning/thinking

1. Defend, explain, or make excuses for by reasoning
2. A statement made by the lawyer for each side at the beginning of a trial, in which each lawyer outlines the case he or she intends to present.
3. To prove to be false or incorrect
5. Having nothing to do with the subject
7. A relationship between two variables. NOTE: Just because two things are RELATED doesn’t mean that one causes the other! Do not mix these up!
8. A response that refutes an argument; a comeback
10. To recognize or admit
11. Presenting a persuasive opinion; there may or may not be another person involved.
12. Confrontation in which people cross lines to prove to each other WHO or what is “right”
15. A cause and effect relationship in which ONE variable controls the changes in another variable.
17. A statement or assertion that is open to challenge and that requires support