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| Debate | Websters "A discussion of opposing reasons; a formal contest of sill in reasoned argument |
| Affirmative Side | The speaker or team that undertakes to secure the audience 's acceptance of the truth of the debate proposition or resolution |
| Analogy | A type of argument which asserts that the facts relating to A and the facts relating to B are alike in certain known respects. Therefore, they will alike in another respect |
| Argument | An assertion which is the result of reasoning |
| Brief (Contention Paper) | A complete ouline of one side in a debate |
| Burden of Proof | A primary rule of debate which requires the Affirmative Side to bear the burden of securing accpetance of the proposition |
| Burden of Rebuttal | A primary rule of debate which requires the Affirmative Side to bear the burdenof securing accpetance of the proposition. It also requires every speakers must support the team's assertions |
| Case | All the assembled proof available for determining the truth of the preposition/resolution ( for the affirmative) or the untruth of the proposition/resolution (for the negative). The case is the Brief or Contention Paper developed in full |
| Causal | A type of argument which asserts that if fact A occurs, fact B will necessarily follow from it. |
| Clash | The direct opposition between the affirmative and the negative cases, created by narrowing the controversey down to its essential issues |
| Constructive Speech | The main speech in a debate for each speaker. It is in thisspeech that the side employs its basic proof to verify the truth of their cases |
| Counter Plan | A propsal advanced the negative side, that the accept a solution different from the advanced by the affirmative. It requires that the negative first admit the need issue |
| Cross Questioning | This is a short period after each constructive speech where the opponents are allowed to directly question the speaker. Questioning periods can be most helpful to a debater. They allow a team an opportunity to capitalize early upon mistakes, fallacies, weaknesses, etc. in their opponent's case, as well as to launch attacks. |
| Delivering | The communication of ideas to an audience through words, gestures, and other external means. |
| Duties | Each debate position, that is, requires certain obligations of the speaker in that position. |
| Evidence | A statement of faact or testimony offered as a means of making a point or issue evident; supportive material. Knowing your evidence and using it intelligently can add a great credibility advantage to your argumentation. Remember that simply reading a large quantity of evidence is not argumentation. You must present the arguments and then offer the evidence to support them |
| Example | A type of argument which asserts a generalization based on the qualities of a specific instance or instances |
| Fallacy | Any defect in reasoning which denies its validity |
| Flow Sheet (or flow chart) | This is the actual paper(s) that you use to flow. A good flow chart and a good debater are like soup and a sandwich. If offers you a complete "picture" of the debate and a ready scheme of organization |
| Flowing | the practice of taking notes in a particular way so as to double check that your position has been delivered and to look for areas to attack in your opponent's position. |
| Inherincy | A specific issue within any debate whereby the affirmative demonstrates the uniqueness of their plan and its structure. Inherincy is an issue discussed in debate primarily to test the reasoning of the affirmative sids within their case. The aff. must demonstrate that the problems are inevitable unless that aff. proposition and plan are adopted |
| Issue | A point under dispute leading to a conclusion which must be proved in order to establish that a particular stand on the proposition should be maintained |
| Negative Side | The speaker of team that undertakes to prevent toe affirmative side from securing acceptance of the debate proposition |
| Philosophy | The central theme or idea adhered to by a debate team. The philosophy is used, primarily as a point of departure and generally serves to introduce the tenor of each team's case. |
| Prima Facie Case | A case which establishes such a high degree of probability that the proposition must be accepted unless the case is refuted |
| Proof | Whatever tends to create belief. In debate, it consists of eveidence and reasoning |
| Proposition | See Resolution |
| Reasoning | In debate, the process of inferring relationships between evidence and assertions |
| Rebuttal Speech | An additional speech allowed each speaker flowwing the constructive speeches; a speaker may attack his opponents' arguments and defend their own, but may not itroduce new constrictive arguments |
| Refutation | The attempt to demostrate the error or inadequacy of the opponetns' case |
| Repairs | A methodology emoployed by a negative team to demostrate that which simple expansion or changes in policy (but not in structure), the status quo systems ( or institutions, etc.) can be done by either side to clash |
| Resolution | Websters: "A formal statement of opinion of determination by an assembly, etc." The goal of the aff. is to a debater should know all the side of the resolution, its merits and demerits. Only in this manner can the debater know the case's own strengths and weaknesses |
| Status Quo | Literally, "the state in which a thing exists." In debate, it refers to the situation in which systems are in existence as the debate begins |
| Structure | Any programs, agencies, mechanisms, law, etc. used for the implementation of any policy proposition(s) |
| Terms | The verbage used in the statement of the proposition or resolution. At times, certain terms of the resolution may requires futher illumination or, because of their ambiguous nature, and explanation. |
