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| DEBATE | a discussion of opposing reasons; a formal contest of skill 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 B are alike in certain known respects. |
| ARGUMENT | an assertion which is the result of reasoning. |
| BRIEF (CONTENTION PAPER) | a complete outline of one side in a debate. |
| BURDEN OF PROOF | a primary rule of debate which requires that a team must reply to an assertion that is supported by the opposing team. |
| CASE | all the assembled proof available for determining the truth of the proposition/resolution (for aff.) or the untruth of the proposition/resolution (for neg.). |
| CAUSAL | a type of argument which asserts that if fact A occurs, fact B willl necessarily follow from it. |
| CLASH | the direct opposition between the aff. and the neg. cases, created by narrowing the controversey down to its essential issues. |
| CONSTRUCTIVE SPEECH | the main speech in a debate for each speaker. |
| COUNTER PLAN | a proposal, advanced by the neg. sde, that the accept a solution different from that advanced by the aff. |
| CROSS QUESTIONING | a short period after each constructive speech where the opponents are allowed to directly question the speaker. |
| DELIVERY | the communication of ideas to an audience through words, gestures, and other external means. |
| DUTIES | a statement of fact or testimony offered as a means of making a point or issue evident; supportive material. |
| EXAMPLE | a type of argument which asserts a generalization based of the qualities of a specific instance or instances. |
| FALLANCY | any defect in reasoning which denies its validity. |
| 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. |
| FLOW SHEET (OR FLOW CHART) | paper(s) that you use to flow. |
| INHERANCY | an issure within any debate whereby the affirmative demonstrates the uniqueness of their plan and its structure. |
| 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/teamthat undertakes to prevent the affirmative side from securing acceptance of the debate proposition. |
| PHILOSOPHY | the central theme or idea adhered to by a debate team. |
| PRIMA FACIE CASE | a case which established such a high degree of probability that the proposition must be accepted unless the case is refuted. |
| PROOF | w/e tends to create belief. |
| PROPOSITION | like a resolution. |
| REASONING | the process of inferring relationships between evidence and assertions. |
| REBUTTAL SPEECH | an additional speech allowed each speaker following the constructive speeches. |
| REFUTATION | the attempt to demonstrate the error or inadequacy of the opponents' case. |
| REPAIRS | a methodology employed by a negative team to demonstrate that with simple expansion or changes in policy (not in structure), the statues quo systems (or institutions) can resolve the needs of the affirmative sides. |
| RESOLUTION | a formal statement of opinion or detrermination by an assembly, etc. |
| STATUS QUO | the state in which a thing exists. |
| STOCK ISSUES | the standard, or routine, issues which occur in almost every debate. |
| STRUCTURE | any programs, agencies, mechanisms, law, etc. used for the implementation of any policy proposition(s). |
| TERMS | the verbiae used in the statement of the proposition or resolution. |
