Public Forum Debate- Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 3. a major argument made on either side of the resolution.
  2. 6. In it both debaters have equal access to the floor,
  3. 8. In it all debaters interact with one another. The first question is asked to the team that just ended its summary by the other team.
  4. 10. worded as resolutions and advocate for solving a problem
  5. 11. They evaluate teams on the quality of the arguments actually made, not on their own personal beliefs,
  6. 14. They are complicated speeches because each debater has to find a way to explain issues in the light of all that has happened so far
  7. 15. constructs arguments showing the disadvantages of the resolution and why it should not be adopted.
Down
  1. 1. a team event that advocates or rejects a position posed by the monthly resolution topic
  2. 2. constructs arguments advocating the resolution’s worthiness.
  3. 3. decides sides and who starts first
  4. 4. What cases should be centered around and should be found on both sides
  5. 5. These speeches have the primary burden of refuting the other team’s arguments by analyzing and explaining flaws in the opponent’s position.
  6. 7. can be used to prove a person's claim is valid
  7. 9. They attempt to frame, with clarity, why a team has won the debate.
  8. 12. connects the claim and its support
  9. 13. is critical to impact the arguments for a citizen judge