Public Forum Intro & Vocab

Mastering Public Forum Debate

Learn the art of persuasive argumentation and effective communication in public forum debate. Develop critical thinking skills, research techniques, and teamwork abilities to excel in competitive debate settings.

Public Forum Debate Topic for November/December:

Resolved: The United States federal government should forgive all federal student loan debt.

Mastering Public Forum Debate

PFD is a form of debate in high school forensics that emphasizes presentation, speaking style, knowledge of the topic, and a general application of arguments. Unlike CX and LD debate, PFD has fewer conventions and rules. Prior to each debate, teams will prepare arguments and engage in crossfire. PFD was previously known as Controversy Debate, Ted Turner Debate, and Crossfire.

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What is PFD?

• A form of debate in high school forensics that emphasizes presentation, speaking style, knowledge of the topic, and a general application of arguments.

• A form of debate in high school forensics that emphasizes only presentation and speaking style.

• A form of debate in high school forensics that emphasizes only knowledge of the topic.

• A form of debate in high school forensics that emphasizes only arguments.

PFD: High School Forensics Debate

PFD stands for Public Forum Debate, a form of debate in high school forensics. It emphasizes presentation, speaking style, knowledge of the topic, and a general application of arguments. It is a popular debate format that encourages critical thinking and effective communication skills.

Mastering Public Forum Debate

• Flip a coin to determine first choice
• Calling team chooses heads or tails
• If correct, calling team makes first choice
• Choices include speaking order or pro/con side

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What does the calling team choose if they correctly guess the outcome of the coin flip?

• Speaking order

• Pro/con side

• Both speaking order and pro/con side

• None of the above

Calling team gets no advantage

Trivia: If the calling team correctly guesses the outcome of the coin flip, they do not get to choose any advantage. They will not have the power to decide the speaking order or the pro/con side. It's a fair game for both teams!

Mastering Public Forum Debate

1. Winning team chooses side 2. Losing team chooses speaking order 3. Example: Winning team chooses Pro side 4. Negative team chooses speaking order

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In a public forum debate, which team gets to choose the side?

• Winning team

• Losing team

• Moderator

• Random selection

Losing team

In a public forum debate, the losing team gets to choose the side. This adds an interesting dynamic to the debate, as the team that performed less effectively has the advantage of selecting their preferred position. It encourages teams to strategize and adapt their arguments based on their opponent's strengths and weaknesses. It's a unique feature of public forum debates that sets them apart from other formats.

Mastering Public Forum Debate

• A1 - 4 minutes

• B1 - 4 minutes

• Crossfire - 3 minutes

• A2 - 4 minutes

• B2 - 4 minutes

• Crossfire - 3 minutes

• Summary A1 - 2 minutes

• Summary B1 - 2 minutes

• Grand Crossfire - 3 minutes

• Final A2 - 1 minute

• Final B2 - 1 minute

• Prep Time - Usually 2 minutes

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What is the usual prep time for a Public Forum Debate?

• 1 minute

• 2 minutes

• 3 minutes

• 4 minutes

Public Forum Debate

Trivia: The usual prep time for a Public Forum Debate is 2 minutes. During this time, debaters can gather their thoughts, organize their arguments, and prepare their speeches. This short but intense period is crucial for formulating effective strategies and rebuttals. It requires quick thinking, concise note-taking, and the ability to adapt to the opponent's arguments. Good preparation can greatly impact the outcome of the debate!

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What are the two sides called in PF?

• For and Against

• Aff and Neg

• Pro and Con

• None of these are correct

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IN PF Debate, how long are the summary speeches?

• 2 minutes

• 3 minutes

• 4 minutes

• None of these are correct

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How is the side or speaking order decided in PF debate?

• Coin toss

• Predetermined

• Whatever you were not in the previous round

• None of these are correct

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How much downtime does each side have in a PF round?

• 2 minutes

• 3 minutes

• 4 minutes

• None of these are correct

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What topic area does PF debate?

• Values

• Controversial topics

• Current events

• None of these are correct

Match

Match the following

• Case speeches

• Final Focus speech

• Downtime

4 minutes

2 minutes

3 minutes

• 4 minutes

• 2 minutes

• 3 minutes

Drag and Drop

In a PF debate round, the ​​

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side is for the resolution and the ​

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side is against the resolution and the topic changes every ​

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and the date it changes is the ​

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day of the month before you debate it.

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

Pro

Con

month

first

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The speech where you tell the judge the "voters" and why you should win the round is called the

• Summary

• Rebuttals

• Case Constructive

• Final Focus

Match

Match the following parts of your PF debate case

• Claim/Argument/ Contention

• Data/Evidence

• Impact/Warrant

Part of your case are arguing, 3 of them

Your research that proves your argument

Why do we care?

• Part of your case are arguing, 3 of them

• Your research that proves your argument

• Why do we care?

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Who is the most important person in the room?

• You

• The audience

• The judge

• Your partner

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What is the term for taking notes during the round?

• Recording

• Flowing

• Remembering

• Listening

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Each crossfire period is the same length. How long are they?

• 1 minute

• 2 minutes

• 3 minutes

• 4 minutes

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When you give your speeches or ask questions in PF, who do you make eye contact with?

• Your opponents

• The audience

• Your partner

• The judge

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What was the focus for this week?

• Congressional Debate

• Public Forum Debate

• Policy Debate

• Lincoln-Douglas Debate

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According to John Wolfson of The Great Debate, Public Forum Debate is focused on _________________________.

• values

• policy

• communication

• ethics

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All debates focus on the ____________________.

• crossfire

• value

• claim

• resolution

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The ________ argues in favor of the ________ while the ________ argues against the it.

• ...resolution...con...pro...

• ...con...resolution...pro

• ...pro...resolution...con

• ...pro...con...resolution

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The goal in PFD is to persuade ____________________________.

• professionals who have thorough knowledge concerning the resolution you are debating.

• judges who know about how a debate is supposed to look.

• people with no knowledge of the topic and no knowledge about how a debate is supposed to look.

• the opposing team to come over to your side of the resolution.

Open Ended

What happens during Crossfire? AND What is the difference between Crossfire and Grand Crossfire? You have 5 minutes to write your answer.

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You have a formal FINAL EXAM for this class.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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According to Johnathan Wolfson, the whole PFD debate should last around _____ minutes.

• 47

• 37

• 27

• 4

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The following are all the parts to a Public Forum Debate

• 30 seconds Prep Time & Coin Toss, Coin Toss Winner Decision, Coin Toss Loser Decision

• Audience Q & A

• 30 seconds Prep Time & Summary Speeches & Grand Crossfire

• 30 seconds Prep Time & Final Focus Speeches

• 30 seconds Prep Time & Constructive Speeches & Crossfire, Rebuttal Speeches & Crossfire

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What advice did Maggie Mills and Sasha Haines give to novice S&D people? Select all correct answers.

• Don't worry about proving to other people that you are good.

• When people let their personalities out, that's when you start to have judge appeal.

• Not letting the opinions of others get to you; just having fun.

• Keep working on it. Keep persisting at it no matter what obstacles come in your way

• Give up and stop trying

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The text of the ___-minute constructive

that initiates the debate round.

• 4-5

• 7

• 2-3

• 4

• 5

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Which one of these comes FIRST?

• State the resolution.

• State the argument.

• Frame the round.

• Define key terms in the resolution.

• Judging the quality of the evidence and arguments and the performance in the debate.

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A Public Forum introduction should be brief, between ___ and

___ seconds,

• 30 & 45

• 25 & 40

• 30 & 50

• 50 & 75

• 15 & 20

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Sub-points help you with what?

• construct your

  sacrifice quality.

• organize the

  contentions.

• summarize your debate.

• resolve a conflict you have.

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Like most components of debate, the

case does NOT have a required format.

• True

• False

Draw

Draw a apple

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The ____________ says that once a team
advances an argument, it is the burden of the other team to respond to
it. If the team doesn’t respond to it, it is considered to be won by the team
that is advancing the argument.

• burden of rejoinder

• burden of proof

• burden of deceit

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A period of economic decline will trigger a war. This statement is an example of a

• claim

• contention

• cross-fire

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Questioning periods during a Public Forum debate are called

• cross-fires

• rebuttals

• counterplans

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Evidence cited in a debate that is
supported by a study is called

• Empirical evidence

• Empirical solvency

• Embedded refutation

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The final two-minute speeches of
a public forum debate are called the

• Final Focus

• Final Four

• Framework

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A way of seeing the world is called a

• paradigm.

• contention.

• claim.

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The total amount of shared time allotted within a
debate to you and your partner so that you can prepare your speeches is called

• prep time

• final focus

• alternate causality

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The process for taking notes during the debate is called

• flow

• final focus

• frontline

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The explanation of how the judge should
evaluate the debate is called the

• framework

• interpretation

• power-match

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An argument that says that
there is another cause of the harm that the the Pro seeks to solve for...

• Alternate causality

• Apriori claim

• Impact defense