Debate Nine Weeks' Review

3. time during the debate designated to prepare arguments for the speeches that follow
6. Latin term meaning "the existing state of affairs" or how things are today
9. type of legislation that describes the details of how a policy would be enacted, if voted into law
12. topic of the debate that will either be affirmed or negated
14. final terrible result that will happen because of the plan’s change to the current state of things today
15. side of the debate that defends, argues for, and promotes the resolution
16. structure of a World Schools debate
19. method for developing a strong argument
20. principle or standard by which the resolution is evaluated
23. barriers preventing the adoption of the plan in the current system
25. specific written proposal made by a member or committee for the assembly to debate
26. side of the debate that attacks and argues against the acceptance the resolution
27. proof of why the proposed plan will work and solve the harms that would happen without the plan
28. system of note-taking used by debaters that documents how all the arguments of the round relate
30. policy proposed by the affirmative
32. structure of a Lincoln-Douglas debate
33. time allowed in a debate for one side of the round to ask questions of the other side
34. assertion or thesis in a Toulmin argument
35. major issue or value in the debate that is also called a point
36. structure of a policy debate

1. speeches given a the beginning of the deabte to introduce the arguments that focus on each side of the resolution
2. speech designed to oppose what the other team has presented
4. prepared arguments in favor of a team’s side of the motion
5. side arguing that the motion is true
7. allows for special cases that might not fit the overall assertion and helps establish credibility in a Toulmin argument
8. chain of events that would happen if the affirmative's plan was accepted that would end with some terrible happening
10. legislative chamber debating what the government would or should do
11. contentious assertion that forms the basis for debate
13. smaller points within a substantive
15. benefits gained from adopting the affirmative plan
17. argument’s foundational evidence that justifies the main viewpoint in a Toulmin argument
18. additional evidence used to support the main assertion in a Toulmin argument
21. acknowledges the other side of the argument and persuades readers to ignore bias in a Toulmin argument
22. short interjected question or objection by 1 of the 3 members of the other team
24. speeches intended to explain why each side has already won the debate
29. side arguing that the motion is not true
31. connects the assertion and evidence by providing the “because” in a Toulmin argument