Across
- 5. the time during a debate designated to prepare the arguments in the speeches that follow
- 7. at the beginning of the debate, the speeches given to introduce the arguments that focus on each side of the resolution
- 10. benefits gained from adopting the plan
- 11. the policy proposed by the affirmative
- 12. allows for special cases that might not fit the overall assertion and helps establish credibility in a Toulmin argument
- 14. the side arguing that the motion is true
- 16. speech designed to oppose what the other team has presented
- 17. other side
- 18. the side of the debate that defends, argues for, and promotes the resolution.
- 21. a specific written proposal made by a member or committee for the assembly to debate
- 25. structure of a Lincoln-Douglas debate
- 28. the assertion or thesis in a Toulmin argument
- 29. proof of why the proposed plan will work and solve the harms that would happen without the plan
- 30. the legislative chamber debating what the government would or should do
- 31. a method for developing a strong argument
- 32. the structure of the teams in World Schools debate
- 34. additional evidence used to support the main assertion in a Toulmin argument
- 35. a type of legislation that describes the details of how a policy would be enacted, if voted into law by the assembly
- 37. structure of a policy debate
- 38. side of the academic debate that attacks and argues against the affirmative side of the
- 39. connects the assertion and evidence by providing the “because” in a Toulmin argument
Down
- 1. short interjection by 1 of the 3 members of 1 a team that can be a question or objection
- 2. time allowed in a debate for one side of the round to ask questions of
- 3. Latin term that means the existing state of affairs or how things are today
- 4. prepared arguments in favor of a team’s side of the motion
- 6. chain of events that would happen as a result of the plan that the affirmative team did not think of that would end with something terrible happening
- 8. acknowledges the other side of the argument and persuades readers to ignore bias in a Toulmin argument
- 9. – a principle or standard by which you evaluate the resolution
- 13. major issue or value in the debate, sometimes called a point
- 15. the final terrible result that will happen because of the plan’s change to the status quo
- 19. speeches intended to explain why each side has already won the debate
- 20. the smaller points within a substantive
- 22. of the round relate
- 23. barriers preventing the adoption of the plan in the current system
- 24. the argument’s foundational evidence that justifies the main viewpoint in a Toulmin argument
- 26. system of note-taking used by debaters and judges that documents how all the
- 27. the side arguing that the motion is not true
- 33. the topic of the debate that will either be affirmed or negated
- 36. a contentious assertion that forms the basis for debate