General Definition: A concept, standard, or ideal in valueGeneral Definition: A concept, standard, or ideal in valueGeneral 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 Parliamentary: see general definition. • Canadian National More 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 valueGeneral 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 Parliamentary: see general definition. • Canadian National More arguments are often developed as part …
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: The standards by which a judge evaluates the impacts of a debate, including explicit means of comparison like magnitudeGeneral Definition: A form of impact weighingGeneral Definition: Any means of comparing impacts in a debate. See also "Weighing Mechanism" • Public Forum:In PF, students may explicitly or implicitly state their comparative weighing, including aspects of magnitude/scope, probability/likelihood, and timeframe. PF may use "Framework" arguments to prioritize certain impacts over others, although debates typically default to a "Cost-Benefits Analysis". • World Schools Debate:In WSD, the discussion More that examines the size of an argument’s effect. MagnitudeGeneral Definition: A form of impact weighing that examines the size of an argument's effect. Magnitude typically answers two questions: 1) How many are affected (also called "scope" or "breadth"); and 2) How much are they affected (also called "magnitude" or "depth"). • Public Forum: see general definition. • World Schools Debate: Not a common phrase in WSD, where "Severity" More typically answers two questions: 1) How many are affected (also called “scope” or “breadth”); …
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, whipGeneral Definition: …