Public Forum Rules Review

The affirmative is typically thought to have the burden of ​ (a)   . The negative is typically thought to have the burden of ​ (b)   .

• proof
• clash
• evidence
• disagreement
• support
• opposition

Before Public Forum Debate was called Public Forum Debate it was called: (Match the Three names correctly together)

• Turner

• Controversy

• Debate

• Cross-

• fire

• Ted

True or False: Unlike Policy debate (CX) and Lincoln Douglas debate (LD) which are highly technical and specialized, PFD has much fewer conventions and “rules”

• True

• False

• Maybe

• Cake

• PFD emphasizes...

• • presentation

• • speaking style

• • knowledge of the topic

• • a general application of arguments

• all of the above

Match the following phrases correctly to one another that correctly address the rules for beginning a Public Forum Debate.

• the teams will flip a coin

• • If the calling team is correct (e.g. calls “heads” and the coin then lands heads up) then

• • the calling team makes the first choice

• Prior to each debate,

• • the other team usually calls “heads” or

• • One team usually flips the coin and

• TRUE OR FALSE: After winning the coin flip, the first choice is whether to choose to speak first or to choose to speak second, or whether to take the Pro side or the Con side.

• True

• False

• Maybe

• Mr. Moyer always speaks first

TRUE OR FALSE: If the team winning the flip chooses to take the Pro side, the team losing the flip gets to choose whether to speak first or second

• True

• False

• Maybe

• Mr. Moyer says he'll throw a squishy at you

If the team losing the flip (the Con side in this scenario) chooses to speak first, clearly, the team winning the flip the Pro side, will speak ​ (a)  

• second
• before the Con side
• at the same time as the Con side

Match the following speeches with their time limits

• 2 Minute

• Summary Speeches & Crossfire

• 4 Minutes

• Constructive Speeches

• 3 Minutes

• Final Focus Speeches & Prep Time

Order the speeches and cross examination periods correctly

• Final Focus Speeches

• Crossfire

• Summary Speeches

• Grand Crossfire

• Constructive Speeches