Everyday Debate and Discussion Chapter 1-6

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Across
  1. 3. on-the-spot, off-the-top-of-your-head thinking and speaking
  2. 7. to beat back the opponent's arguments by showing flaws in his research or reasoning, or by counter-evidence that trumps his evidence
  3. 10. Aristotle's strategy using four questions of conjecture, definition, quality, and policy
  4. 12. when both the affirmative and negative sides ask each other questions to clarify points and expose weaknesses
  5. 13. logic that begins with statements that are already generally accepted as true
  6. 14. the side arguing in favor of the proposition
  7. 17. when the negative side presents the arguments against the resolution
Down
  1. 1. a statement that can be proven true or false
  2. 2. "appeal to ignorance"
  3. 4. most common type of logic
  4. 5. creating a brief outline of your opponent's key claims and the evidence he uses to support these claims
  5. 6. proposition that two people or teams will argue in a debate
  6. 8. reason
  7. 9. the side arguing against the proposition
  8. 11. character or ethics
  9. 15. includes the four parts of an argument: claim, evidence, warrant, and reservations
  10. 16. emotion or passion