General Definition: Time alloted for debaters to prepare upcoming speeches. Public Forum: In PF, debaters have 4 minutes of prep time over the course of the entire debate to use as needed. Typically, debaters will keep track of how much time they have used, although the judge may time debaters …
General Definition: A topic announced days or even weeks prior to a tournament where students are given time to prepare their cases, research, and strategies. Public Forum: Not a common phrase in PF, although all PF motions are announced in advance of a tournament and debated for a period of …
General Definition: The first speaker for the opening government in a British Parliamentary (BP) debate. PM is a five-minute speech. Public Forum: not used in PF. World Schools Debate: not used in WSD. British Parliamentary: see general definition. Canadian National Debate Format: not used in CNDF.
General Definition: The side supporting the resolution in a debate, also known as the “Affirmative“. Public Forum: see general definition. World Schools Debate: Pro is not a common phrase in WSD, where “Proposition” is used instead. British Parliamentary: Pro is not a common phrase in BP, where “Government” is used …
General Definition: A form of impact weighing that analyzes the likelihood of an impact to occur. See also “Likelihood“. Public Forum: In PF, probability is developed through both the specificity of examples or analysis, as well as statistical analysis drawn from expert research. World Schools Debate: Though not a common …
General Definition: A method for demonstrating why a claim might be true, including examples, logic, data, and expert opinion. 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 side supporting the motion in a debate. Public Forum: Proposition is not a common phrase in PF, where “Pro” or “Affirmative” are used instead. World Schools Debate: see general definition. British Parliamentary: see general definition. Canadian National Debate Format: see general definition.
General Definition: The first and last minute of a speech allocated for time when opponents are not allowed to offer POIs i.e. speech time that is protected from POIs. Public Forum: Not used in PF, where “Crossfire” and “Grand Crossfire” are used to ask questions instead. World Schools Debate: In …
General Definition: A practice technique that involves giving a speech a second time, usually after judge or team feedback, to improve persuasiveness, word economy, and strategy. 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 judge’s analysis of why they voted for the winning 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: When a speaker both responds to arguments made against their own case and provides extension, or repetition, of key arguments made by their partner(s) in the previous speech(es). See also “Reconstruction“. Public Forum: Not a common phrase in PF, where “Frontlining” is used instead. World Schools Debate: see …
General Definition: The second speech in a debate round, used to refute an opponent’s arguments and rebuild one’s own. Responses to an opponent’s arguments are also referred to as “rebuttal” regardless of the speech where they appear. Public Forum: In PF, rebuttal speeches are four minutes long and should address …