Debate/ Speech Terminology

Define ACKNOWLEDGE

• recognize; admit

• presenting a persuasive opinion or claim

• a cause and effect relationship in which one variable controls the changes in another variable

• a statement or assertion that is open to challenge and that requires support

Define ARGUMENT

• a relationship between two variables

• presenting a persuasive opinion or claim

• in a trial, each attorney's summary of the case, which attempts to persuade the judge (and the jury if there is one) to favor his or her side

• an assertion or claim

Define CAUSATION

• two people equally trying to prove to a judge which side is "right," using a formal structure

• mark the outline of; sketch; describe in detail

• a cause and effect relationship in which one variable controls the changes in another variable

• the opposite argument or viewpoint from what the speaker/ writer is saying

Define CLAIM

• to examine, assess, and judge carefully

• confrontation in which people cross lines and attack to prove to each other WHO or what is "right"

• having nothing to do with the subject

• a statement or assertion that is open to challenge and that requires support

Define CLOSING STATEMENT

• in a trial, each attorney's summary of the case, which attempts to persuade the judge (and the jury if there is one) to favor his or her side

• defend, explain, or make excuses for by reasoning

• a series of debates in 1858 for Illinois state senate between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas; also a specific structure of modern debate

• a method of reasoning/ thinking

The purpose of an INFORMATIVE SPEECH is to...

• persuade.

• teach.

• debate.

• all of these.

Define CONTENTION

• a response that refutes an argument; a comeback

• an assertion or claim

• a statement made by the lawyer for each side at the beginning of a trial, in which each lawyer outlines the case he or she intends to present

• a mental activity that consists of organizing information or beliefs into a series of steps to reach a conclusion

Body language is...

• nonverbal messages.

• a silent language.

• very important for speeches.

• All of the above.

Define CORRELATION

• connected with or related to the subject

• recognize; admit

• a relationship between two variables

• prove to be false or incorrect

Eye contact is important because it helps...

• show off your eye color.

• connect with your audience.

• scare your audience.

• make your audience laugh.