Argumentative and Debate Terms

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Across
  1. 2. A refutation or contradiction.
  2. 3. A concept standard, or ideal that makes a judgment, used in LD debate.
  3. 4. State or assert that something is the case
  4. 7. side that opposes the resolution
  5. 9. arguing in favor of the resolution
  6. 12. the first speech given by each debater (both sides) in a round; used to build a case
Down
  1. 1. the proposition or subject offered to debate
  2. 5. Find an answer to a problem by considering various possible solutions.
  3. 6. A claim made to rebut a previous claim
  4. 8. Signs or indication of something.
  5. 10. the obligation to prove one's assertion.
  6. 11. The current state of affair, present system