Debate Research

Why is research for debate FUN!!

• It's not...too boring.

• Research is about proving what is true.

• Research is about getting the right answers.

• Research is about building your strategy and predicting your opponent's arguments.

What is the best place to start when researching?

• Books

• Articles

• Wikipedia

• Writing Your Case

Where can you first go to find articles for research?

• Amazon Book Store

• Links at the end of Wikipedia

• Newspapers and Journals

• Academic Books

When taking notes, what is a strategic way to read?

• Read from Start to Finish

• Read Introduction and Conclusion First

• Watch the Movie First

• Read every sentence the same way

What are JSTOR and Google Scholar?

• Newspapers

• Academic Books

• Databases

• Online Encyclopedias

How do you find current events for your research?

• spend a lot of time in the library

• create a Google Alert

• watch a lot of news

• talk to teachers and experts

Why do we call our evidence cards?

• It's what debaters did in the 1950s.

• There is no real reason.

• We STILL store evidence on notecards today.

• We cut out evidence from paper articles.

What is the first thing we have in a cited piece of evidence?

• Quoted Evidence

• Tagline

• Citation

• Analysis

What do we underline in a cited text?

• Claim

• Impact

• Warrant

• Citation

What do we bold in a carded piece of evidence?

• Claim

• Warrant

• Impact

• Citation