General Definition: An argument that states a competitor has misinterpreted a word in the resolution. Topicality structure includes a definition, explanation of how the other team violated that definition (“violation”), standards for why the judge should accept the definition, and reasons to vote for topicality. Public Forum: Not commonly used …
General Definition: A metric for understanding a judge’s personal preference in evaluating debates. “Truth” judges prefer highly intuitive arguments while “Tech” judges prefer highly strategic arguments. See also “Adaptation“. Public Forum: see general definition. World Schools Debate: see general definition. British Parliamentary: see general definition. Canadian National Debate Format: see …
General Definition: An offensive form of refutation that reverses an argument by explaining why it actually helps the other side. See also “Offense“, “Link Turn“, “Impact Turn“, and “Double Turn“. Public Forum: see general definition. World Schools Debate: Not a common phrase in WSD, where phrases like “this actually works …
General Definition: A strategic argument delivered at the bottom of a speech that contextualizes the debate in terms of certain points of clash or impacts. May also refer to evidence underviews that explain what an author means or where it fits into a certain argument. See also “Overview“. Public Forum: …
General Definition: Analysis of the status quo, typically highlighting why things are not going well or are heading in a undesirable direction. May also explain why certain impacts occur in both worlds, thereby making them nonunique. Public Forum: see general definition. World Schools Debate: Not a common phrase in WSD, …
General Definition: A concept, standard, or ideal in value debate rounds. Something which, according to the debater, should be upheld (e.g. justice, freedom, equality, etc.). Public Forum: Not a common phrase in PF, although value arguments are often developed as part of “Framework“. World Schools Debate: see general definition. British …
General Definition: Key points in a debate that are crucial to the outcome; reasons why the judge should give the decision to a team. Public Forum: see general definition. World Schools Debate: see general definition. British Parliamentary: see general definition. Canadian National Debate Format: see general definition.
General Definition: In debate, the logical justification for why a claim is true, including examples, logic, studies, data, or expert opinion. See also “Evidence” and “Justification“. Public Forum: see general definition. World Schools Debate: Not a commonly used phrase in WSD, although warranting is required for all arguments. British Parliamentary: …
General Definition: The standards by which a judge evaluates the impacts of a debate, including explicit means of comparison like magnitude/scope, probability/likelihood, or timeframe. See also “Impact Weighing“. Public Forum: In PF, students may explicitly or implicitly state their weighing mechanisms, including magnitude/scope, probability/likelihood, and timeframe. World Schools Debate: In …
General Definition: The final speech for each side in a British Parliamentary debate. Public Forum: Not used in PF, where the final speech is called “Final Focus“. World Schools Debate: Not a common phrase in WSD, where the final speech is typically called “Reply“. British Parliamentary: In BP, whip speeches …