Intro to Debate

A crossfire round lasts ______ minutes.

• 3
• 4
• 1
• 2

Who gives the rebuttal in a debate?

• First speaker
• Second speaker

What signpost should you give the judge for rebuttal:

• "I will first attack my opponent's case and come back and defend my own..."
• "I would like to clarify the main points of today's debate"
• "We have clearly one today's debate..."

_________ is a major argument made on either side of the resolution.   

• Resolution
• Impact
• Warrant
• Claim

This is the evidence that supports your contention.

• Claim
• Warrant 

›What is the most crucial component of the argument?

• Claim
• Warrant
• Impact
• Flow

It's totally fine to dominate a cross fire.

• True
• False

The purpose of __________ is to restate the reason(s) why your team has won the debate.

• Rebuttale
• Grand Cross
• Summary
• Final Focus

“I would like to begin my clarifying the main points of today’s debate”. This should be said at the beginning of: 

• Round 1 (Contruction) 
• Round 2 (Rebuttal)
• Round 3 (Summary)
• Round 4 (Final Focus)

During rebuttal, you should attack the opponent's contentions in any order.

• True
• False