Debate This!

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Across
  1. 4. This speaker ties it all together at the end and finalises arguments.
  2. 9. The spine of your speech, without this frame it falls apart.
  3. 11. The art of dismantling another’s logic with sharp phrases.
  4. 13. Not made of bricks, but the host of the debate. Where you stand matters.
  5. 14. They cannot pass without permission and seek to interrupt with questions.
Down
  1. 1. If you say 'yes', they say 'no', they are on guard blocking each blow.
  2. 2. This stage is granted to make a stand.
  3. 3. The seat of power and keeper of time.
  4. 5. A world that is constructed to justify a team's position.
  5. 6. The framework a team builds from the start
  6. 7. This voice carries each team loud and clear, guiding their case.
  7. 8. This comes in short supply and is fast, blink and your planning time has passed.
  8. 10. Final words in a formal tone, delivered after the case has been shown.
  9. 12. This is what all debates revolve around, a claim where arguments can be found.