Across
- 2. Letting judges know where you are headed or a preview of where you are on the flow
- 4. The conflict with a specific argument made by the opponent; direct confrontation of ideas
- 8. An idea that a debater argues is paramount. Generally, the debater will present philosophical background to support and explain their value
- 10. opponent’s attack
- 11. The time one debater gets to interact with another debater by asking questions
- 13. The side that supports the resolution
- 14. When the negative debater offers a competing value that is upheld through their case The negative must show that this value is superior to the affirmative’s value
- 17. Outline of a debate case containing arguments and evidence
- 19. Published literature introduced into the debate to provide support for an argument
- 20. not debating the topic as worded
- 24. A weighing mechanism or tool that judges can use to determine
- 25. The power or force of an argument Why does the argument matter
- 26. most and why
- 29. itself
- 31. the arguments debaters can make during the round. It is used to say that each side must have sufficient _________ for the round to be fair
- 34. The topic of the debate that sets forth the issues to be discussed in the debate and the respective sides affirmative and negative teams will take
- 35. Preferences of a judge for a debate round
- 36. Definitions Debaters may argue that this is superior to that of another debater for a variety of reasons such as setting fair limits for the debate or
- 37. a note taking technique used by debaters and judges flow throughout the round to keep track of the arguments being made also refer to the
- 38. The side that rejects the resolution
Down
- 1. A debater who offers an argument must show that it is valid in order for it to be accepted
- 3. The current situation while the debate is occurring the existing state of
- 5. The critical elements inherent in the resolution which the affirmative must establish in order to prove the validity of the resolution.
- 6. The reason why your claim is true reasoning behind a claim arguments without this may be automatically disregarded by some judges
- 7. An argument where teams debate the meaning of certain words in the resolution in an attempt to prove that the affirmative either is or
- 9. or overthrowing claims made by your opponent
- 12. A reason to affirm or negate arguments that have been won by one side or another that conclude that the resolution is true or false
- 15. A necessary or sufficient standard by which to measure the competing values It is a conceptual tool used to decide which value should be upheld
- 16. parts of the debate are most important attempts to tell the judge which impacts
- 17. used in the literature
- 18. Arguing against constructive arguments made by the other debater
- 21. A major argument in the debate. Affirmatives and negatives build their cases with these
- 22. Time that can be used during the debate to get ready and plan for their next speech
- 23. When one debater makes as many arguments as possible attempting to make too many for the opponent to answer
- 27. A piece of evidence with a claim and warrant, source citation, and explanation.
- 28. Shorter speeches later in the debate in which debaters argue over issues that were built during the constructive speeches to re-build
- 30. initial claim by indicating how it continues to stand after consideration is given to
- 32. Speeches in which debaters introduce their position and advocacy
- 33. A deceptive misleading or false notion belief etc