• Shuffle
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Alphabetize
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Front First
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Both Sides
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Read
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
Reading...
Front

Card Range To Study

through

image

Play button

image

Play button

image

Progress

1/12

Click to flip

Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;

Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;

H to show hint;

A reads text to speech;

12 Cards in this Set

  • Front
  • Back

Order of Speakers in a standard debate

1. First Affirmative Constructive


2. First negative Constructive


3. Second Affirmative Constructive


4. Second Negative Constructive


5. First Negative Rebuttal


6. First Affirmative Rebuttal


7. Second Negative Rebuttal


8. Second Affirmative Rebuttal

Differences between Standard, Cross-examination and Lincoln-Douglas Formats

blah

Types of Debate Propositions

blah

Qualities of an effective debate proposition

blah

Affirmative stock issues for policy debate

blah

Burden of proof (definition)

anyone who would challenge the existing state of affairs (a belief presently held or a policy currently in effect) and advocate change (of mind or behavior) must provide good and sufficient reasons in favor of change

Benefit of Presumption (definition)

1. “the benefit of the doubt given to the present, existing set of conditions”
2. we feel a degree of urgency for change, yet the benefit of the doubt is in favor of what is
3. “existing state of mind of those making the decision on the disputed topic”

Level of Agreement (or level of dispute [definition])

always some level of agreement between speaker and listener)

Proposition (definition)

1.

SHOULD be something of significance
2. should involve a topic that is CONTROVERSIALmust admit more than one possibility
3. should be possible for there to be a difference of opinion on the topic
4. should be limited. deal with one problem and only one judgement
5. everything has to be DEBATABLE and not use emotive language
6. the topic has to be DURABLE
7. a proposition will always ACCEPT THE BURDEN OF PROOF (advocate change)

Topicality (definition)

defined boundaries for the debate

Prima Facie Case (definition)

blah

Stasis (definition)

blah