Public Forum Debate
Across
- 4. If the team feels that the opponent’s case is based on a faulty or unfair interpretation of the resolution, they should provide counter definitions and convincingly explain why their perspective is more appropriate.
- 7. Questioning periods give debate interactivity and a change to build clash. In crossfire, both debaters have equal access to the floor, but the first question must be asked to the debater who just finished speaking by a debater from the other team.
- 9. These are complicated speeches because each debater has to find a way to explain issues in the light of all that has happened so far
- 10. The more a debater knows about a topic, both arguments and evidence, both pro and con, the more one will be able to practice delivery and hence become truly skilled in the communication of arguments, evidence and analysis.
- 12. are worded as resolutions, meaning they advocate solving a problem by establishing a position.
- 13. This frames, with clarity, why your team has won the debate.
Down
- 1. This speech constructs arguments advocating the resolution’s worthiness.
- 2. is critical to impact the arguments for a citizen judge.
- 3. A team must develop both a pro and con case, persuasively supported by evidence and reasoning.
- 5. The Round Starts with a
- 6. This speech constructs arguments showing disadvantages of the resolution and why it should not be adopted.
- 8. Each team has two minutes of
- 11. Seated, all debaters interact with one another. The first question is asked to the team that just ended its summary by the other team.