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Honors Debate Midterm Prep

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

For the Toulmin Model, what is the warrant?

a)

a petition to arrest

b)

the argument conclusion

c)

connects data with claim

d)

your evidence

2.

The topic for debate is called

a)

a topic

b)

resolution

c)

objective

d)

claim

3.

Presumption is...

a)

status quo is worse than the aff

b)

status quo is the same as the aff

c)

status quo has nothing to do with the aff

d)

the status quo is better than the aff

4.

Resolved: The United States federal government should enact substantial criminal justice reform in the United States in one or more of the following: forensic science, policing, sentencing. is

a)

an affirmative case

b)

2019 policy debate resolution

c)

a Lincoln Douglas resolution

d)

2020 policy debate resolution

5.

The side that has the last speech in policy debate is...

a)

pro

b)

con

c)

negative

d)

affirmative

6.

True or false: The person making an argument has the burden of proof

a)

True

b)

False

c)

this binary is a false construct

7.

Which policy speech is 5 minutes long?

a)

constructive

b)

cross examination

c)

cross fire

d)

rebuttal

8.

The obligation to respond to all relevant argument is...

a)

affirmative

b)

burden of rejoinder

c)

burden of proof

d)

presumption

9.

Which of the following arguments should be in the 1nc? *check all that apply

a)

Topicality

b)

permutation

c)

disadvantage

d)

counter interpretation

e)

counterplan

10.

flowing is

a)

a kind of rap

b)

a type of negative argument

c)

part of a counterplan

d)

taking notes in debate

11.

Why is flowing important?

a)

because Mr. Peters requires it

b)

because the judges will get bad if you don't flow

c)

flowing will help you know which arguments to respond to

d)

will give you higher speaker points

12.

Which of the following materials do you need to flow?

a)

2 different color pens

b)

erasers

c)

legal size paper

d)

markers

e)

coffee

13.

A topicality argument has

a)

interpretation, violation, standards, voters

b)

inherency, advantage, plan, solvency

c)

uniqueness, link, internal link, impact

d)

link, impact, alternative

14.

A disadvantage has

a)

interpretation, violation, standards, voters

b)

inherency, advantage, plan, solvency

c)

uniqueness, link, internal link, impact

d)

link, impact, alternative

15.

A counterplan has

a)

interpretation, violation, standards, voters

b)

inherency, advantage, plan, solvency

c)

uniqueness, link, internal link, impact

d)

plan, solvency, net benefit

16.

An affirmative case has

a)

interpretation, violation, standards, voters

b)

inherency, advantage, plan, solvency

c)

uniqueness, link, internal link, impact

d)

plan, solvency, net benefit

17.

Affirmative answers to topicality are

a)

non unique, no link, no impact, turn

b)

perm, no solvency, link to net benefit, da to the cp

c)

framework, perm, no link, alt. fails

d)

we meet, counter interp, standards, reasonability

18.

Affirmative answers to counterplan are

a)

non unique, no link, no impact, turn

b)

perm, no solvency, link to net benefit, da to the cp

c)

framework, perm, no link, alt. fails

d)

we meet, counter interp, standards, reasonability

19.

Affirmative answers to disadvantage are

a)

non unique, no link, no impact, turn

b)

perm, no solvency, link to net benefit, da to the cp

c)

framework, perm, no link, alt. fails

d)

we meet, counter interp, standards, reasonability

20.

Which of the following are parts of the death penalty affirmative?

a)

retribution

b)

Government is committed to the death penalty

c)

State governments solve

d)

human dignity

e)

supreme court is the actor