Across
- 3. a major argument made on either side of the resolution.
- 6. In it both debaters have equal access to the floor,
- 8. In it all debaters interact with one another. The first question is asked to the team that just ended its summary by the other team.
- 10. worded as resolutions and advocate for solving a problem
- 11. They evaluate teams on the quality of the arguments actually made, not on their own personal beliefs,
- 14. They are complicated speeches because each debater has to find a way to explain issues in the light of all that has happened so far
- 15. constructs arguments showing the disadvantages of the resolution and why it should not be adopted.
Down
- 1. a team event that advocates or rejects a position posed by the monthly resolution topic
- 2. constructs arguments advocating the resolution’s worthiness.
- 3. decides sides and who starts first
- 4. What cases should be centered around and should be found on both sides
- 5. These speeches have the primary burden of refuting the other team’s arguments by analyzing and explaining flaws in the opponent’s position.
- 7. can be used to prove a person's claim is valid
- 9. They attempt to frame, with clarity, why a team has won the debate.
- 12. connects the claim and its support
- 13. is critical to impact the arguments for a citizen judge