Debate Terminology
Speech Modes Debate Terms #1 Debate Terms #2 C-X Format
Stock Issues Argument Structure Topicality Disadvantage
Evidence Constructions Speaker Duties Negative
Paradigms Rebuttals Other Terms Counterplans
Flowing Advanced Terms Advanced Terms L-D Terms

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Speech Modes Debate Terms #1 Debate Terms #2 C-X Format
Value Debate
Policy Debate
Extemporaneous
Impromptu
Interpretation
Parliamentary
Mock Trial
resolution
validity
affirmative
negative
pairing
preliminary round
tournament
advancing
debate record
semi-finals
finals
Practice Tournament
District Tournament
State Tournament
constructions
rebuttals
cross-examination
speaker order
speaker positions
preparation time
overtime

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Stock Issues Argument Structure Topicality Disadvantage
Topicality
Significance
Harms
Inherency
Solvency
Advantages
Disadvantages
tagline
evidence
explanation
rebuttal
complex structures
authority
statistical data
right to define
reasonableness
each word standard
grammatical standard
field context standard
framer's intent
legal standard
link
brink
impact
breaking a link
uniqueness
believability
turnaround

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Evidence Constructions Speaker Duties Negative
card
play book
authority
date
relevance
citation
testing evidence
plank provisions
traditional needs
plan meets need PMN
comparative adv.
plan meets adv. PMA
criteria reference
net benefits
prima facia
burden of proof
clash
flow
extensions
vagueness
dropped issues
minor repairs
countering
generic arguments
division of labor
shot gunning
counterplans
burden of refutation

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Paradigms Rebuttals Other Terms Counterplans
stock issues
policy making
hypothesis testing
skills
tabula rosa
lay judge
adjusting styles
preemption
new issues/evidence
grouping
on/off case arguments
open doors
offense/defense
weighing evidence
collapsing
chasing squirrels
fiat power (should/would)
agent of change
status quo
effect-topical
extratopical
non-topical
competitiveness
mutually exclusive
redundancy
germaneness
risk assessment
conditional counterplan

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Flowing Advanced Terms Advanced Terms L-D Terms
flowsheet
preflow
outlining rebuttals
abbreviations
structure
partner arguments
use in rebuttals
gouping arguments
malthus DA
structural inherency
threshold
Red Herring
rights malthus
ballooning DA
enforcement
agent of action
plan spike
Forensics
TFA
CEDA
NFA
Value
Criteria
Observations
Contentions
Weighing Mechanism
pragmatic
philosophical

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