WorksheetsDebate Vocabulary
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Structure of our debate
a)
Public Debate
b)
Cross-Examination (Policy) Debate
c)
Lincoln-Douglas Debate
d)
Parliamentary Debate
2.
a statement made by the debater for each side at the beginning of a debate, in which each side outlines the case he or she intends to present
a)
Rebuttal
b)
Fight
c)
Opening Statement
d)
Closing Statement
3.
summary of the case, which attempts to persuade the judge (and the jury if there is one) to favor his or her side
a)
Opening Statement
b)
Closing Statement
c)
Proposition
d)
Relevant
4.
two people equally trying to prove to a judge which side is "right", using a formal structure.
a)
Debate
b)
Fight
c)
Argument
d)
Argeeing
5.
confrontation in which people cross lines and attack to prove to each other WHO or what is "right"
a)
Fight
b)
Agreeing
c)
Debate
d)
Argument
6.
presenting a persuasive opinion or claim
a)
Argument
b)
Fight
c)
Debate
d)
Agreeing
7.
a series of debates in 1858 for Illinois state senate between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas; also a specific structure for modern debate.
a)
Lincoln-Douglas debate
b)
Opening Statement
c)
Debate
d)
negative team
8.
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)
Rebuttal
b)
Counterargument
c)
opening statement
d)
closing statement
9.
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
a)
Opening Statement
b)
Rebuttal
c)
Closing statement
d)
counterargument
10.
the opposite argument or viewpoint from what the speaker/writer is saying
a)
rebuttal
b)
opening statement
c)
acknowledge
d)
Counterargument
11.
a response that refutes an argument; a comeback
a)
argument
b)
Rebuttal
c)
delineate
d)
justify
12.
Prove to be false or incorrect
a)
rebuttal
b)
claim
c)
evidence
d)
Refute
13.
Defend, explain, or make excuses for by reasoning
a)
claim
b)
Justify
c)
fight
d)
acknowledge
14.
Recognize; admit
a)
claim
b)
logic
c)
debate
d)
acknowledge
15.
Mark the outline of; sketch; describe in detail
a)
evidence
b)
reasoning
c)
logic
d)
Delineate
16.
To examine, assess, and judge carefully.
a)
Evaluate
b)
Claim
c)
Reasoning
d)
Logic
17.
A statement or assertion that is open to challenge and that requires support
a)
Debate
b)
Logic
c)
Claim
d)
Evaluate
18.
relevant pieces of information that support a claim: facts, quotations, examples, statistics, or stories.
a)
Logic
b)
Evidence
c)
Debate
d)
Relevant
19.
A method of reasoning/thinking
a)
Logic
b)
Claim
c)
Justify
d)
Debate
20.
A mental activity that consists of organizing information or beliefs into a series of steps to reach conclusions
a)
Delineate
b)
Relevant
c)
Claim
d)
Reasoning
21.
Connected with or related to the subject
a)
irrelevant
b)
evidence
c)
reasoning
d)
relevant
22.
Having nothing to do with the subject
a)
relevant
b)
irrelevant
c)
negative team
d)
refute
23.
the current way of doing things
a)
Status Quo
b)
argument
c)
proposition
d)
relevant
24.
statement about the topic, challenges status quo
a)
status quo
b)
affirmative
c)
proposition
d)
logic
25.
defends the status quo, keep things the same
a)
Proposition
b)
Affirmative Team
c)
Negative Team
d)
status quo
26.
defends the proposition, change the current way of doing things
a)
Affirmative Team
b)
Negative Team
c)
Status Quo
d)
Proposition
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