Across
- 3. The formal Statement of the proposition.
- 4. A speech to weaken or contradict an opponent’s earlier statement; each student will give a 2½ to 3-minute one of these
- 7. No or false; the side that disagrees with the resolution
- 9. To show that something is false or wrong
- 10. The statement of the point to be debated.
- 11. The specific speech that a debater makes to build a case; each student will give a 5-minute constructive speech
Down
- 1. Yes or true; the side that agrees with the resolution
- 2. You ask your opponent questions immediately after their constructive speech
- 5. The duty or responsibility to prove something; affirmative side has this duty.
- 6. This means “the state in which” or how things are now; the negative side defends this in their debate.
- 8. A formal contest of skill in reasoned argument.