Debate Terms

The subject being debated is called the

• resolution

• status quo

• burden of proof

• proposition

The reason why or justification for why your claim is true.

• bargain

• warrant

• resolution

• compare

the team that disagrees with the resolution (sees as false)

• negative

• affirmative

• constructive

• resolution

the process of recording the definitions, statistics, and testimonies of the opposing Team during a debate is called

• taking the minutes

• flowing

• strategy recording

the art of effective communication; how we persuade others to see things our way

• refutation

• claim

• rhetoric

addressing and refuting your opponent’s argument in an effort to strengthen your own

• contention

• warrant

• resolution

• rebuttal

the debate term that describes claims made for or against the resolution, often stated in one declarative sentence

• data

• contention

• argument

• rebuttal

a formal presentation of arguments with evidence within time constraints

• argument

• debate

• contention

• rebuttal

the main point of the argument, what the debater seeks to prove true

• claim

• warrant

• rebuttal

• impact

the logical justification for the claim, why the claim is true, how the data provided fulfills the claim

• argument

• impact

• rebuttal

• warrant