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Debate Definitions

Debate Definitions Quiz- 9/21/12

QuestionAnswer
Advantage Benefit of passing a plan
Advocate Recommendation of an argument
Card Combination of evidence; a tag, and a citation
Claim An argument or answer
Drop Not answering an argument
Enforcement Make sure things are done the way that the plan promises. Done by normal means
Extinction End of something valuable (humans)
Harms Impacts or advantages of current status quo
Inherency Obstacle preventing plan now
Inherent Barrier Aspect of status quo stopping plan
Structural Inherency Policy/Law/Standard Operating Procedure in way of plan
Normal Means Standard way of passage (doing something)
Plan Proposal presented by aff. to support resolution
Rebuttal Last four speeches in a debate. No new arguments. Condenses, summarizes, re-explains
Scenario Specific elaboration of an impact (story)
Significance Quality vs. Quantity. Degree of harm. Stock issues that asks whether harms are increasing.
Solvency Proof your plan will solve
Status Quo Current Policy (Neg. Defends)
Tag/Tagline Brief summary of evidence
Warrant Evidence behind a claim
Affirmative Side Defending the resolution; advocating change in status quo
Citation Source of evidence
Full Cite 1. Author 2. Date of Pub. 3. Title of Pub. 4. Page #
Concede Grant opposition an argument (kick out of)
Empirical Evidence Evidence that plan has worked somewhere else
Evidence Proof from experts
Flowing Taking notes in shorthand
Impact Reason why something is good or bad. Measured in degree.
Some group has attitude against a plan (congress, administration)
Existential Inherency Plan doesn't exist because it doesn't exist yet
Observation Contention; point of argument; argument number
Prept time Allowed time to prep arguments before/during debate
Road Map Telling judge the order of your issues before speech
Shell Collection of arguments on an issue
Sign Posting Mentioning outline structure
Spread (Spew) Speak Rapidly
Stock Issues SHIPS Significance, Harms, Inherency, Plan, and Solvency
Voting Issue What arguments judges vote on
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