Across
- 1. Debate and law: refers to the duty/responsibility to prove something
- 7. A reason for favoring one side or a resolution and the facts for it
- 8. To prove something is wrong/false using evidence
- 9. Part of a debate where speakers ask and answer questions
- 12. Specialized language of a professional or occupational group
- 13. An outline that summarizes specific case arguments
- 14. Explanation or reason why a claim is true
- 15. Anything that establishes a fact or gives cause to believe something
- 16. The reason an argument should matter to the judge/audience
- 17. When all debaters ask each other questions and answer questions
Down
- 2. A record of the arguments/notes written down during a debate
- 3. To build something in debate(speech where arguments advanced/defended)
- 4. A formal presentation of arguments with evidence/time restrictions
- 5. The existing conditions or way things are at the present moment
- 6. Debater’s ideas and evidence organized into a position
- 8. A statement of the point to be debated
- 10. The act of countering an opponent’s attacks to one’s argument
- 11. The main point of an argument, what a debater intends to prove