Across
- 2. the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary argument
- 4. a tentative insight that is not yet verified or tested
- 5. assert or affirm strongly
- 9. a fact or body of facts on which a belief or judgment is based; the means by which you establish credibility for your arguments
- 12. the quality of being believable or trustworthy
- 14. the act of yielding
- 16. a method for taking notes in debate; uses parallel columns to diagram arguments
- 18. study of the technique for using language effectively
- 19. the statements of main ideas in a speech; the major arguments advanced by both affirmative and negative debaters
Down
- 1. reasoning behind a claim
- 3. the side that argues in favor of the resolution
- 6. short account of an incident
- 7. a gathering of spectators or listeners at a performance
- 8. an image of oneself that one presents to the world
- 10. rejects the resolution; arguments are adapted and applied to affirmative case
- 11. simple, declarative statement which states the proposition to be decided in the debate
- 13. examination the questioning of your opponent and the answering of questions put to you by your opponent
- 15. reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises
- 17. drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity