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WorksheetsHonors Debate Midterm Prep
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
For the Toulmin Model, what is the warrant?
a petition to arrest
the argument conclusion
connects data with claim
your evidence
The topic for debate is called
a topic
resolution
objective
claim
Presumption is...
status quo is worse than the aff
status quo is the same as the aff
status quo has nothing to do with the aff
the status quo is better than the aff
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
an affirmative case
2019 policy debate resolution
a Lincoln Douglas resolution
2020 policy debate resolution
The side that has the last speech in policy debate is...
pro
con
negative
affirmative
True or false: The person making an argument has the burden of proof
True
False
this binary is a false construct
Which policy speech is 5 minutes long?
constructive
cross examination
cross fire
rebuttal
The obligation to respond to all relevant argument is...
affirmative
burden of rejoinder
burden of proof
presumption
Which of the following arguments should be in the 1nc? *check all that apply
Topicality
permutation
disadvantage
counter interpretation
counterplan
flowing is
a kind of rap
a type of negative argument
part of a counterplan
taking notes in debate
Why is flowing important?
because Mr. Peters requires it
because the judges will get bad if you don't flow
flowing will help you know which arguments to respond to
will give you higher speaker points
Which of the following materials do you need to flow?
2 different color pens
erasers
legal size paper
markers
coffee
A topicality argument has
interpretation, violation, standards, voters
inherency, advantage, plan, solvency
uniqueness, link, internal link, impact
link, impact, alternative
A disadvantage has
interpretation, violation, standards, voters
inherency, advantage, plan, solvency
uniqueness, link, internal link, impact
link, impact, alternative
A counterplan has
interpretation, violation, standards, voters
inherency, advantage, plan, solvency
uniqueness, link, internal link, impact
plan, solvency, net benefit
An affirmative case has
interpretation, violation, standards, voters
inherency, advantage, plan, solvency
uniqueness, link, internal link, impact
plan, solvency, net benefit
Affirmative answers to topicality are
non unique, no link, no impact, turn
perm, no solvency, link to net benefit, da to the cp
framework, perm, no link, alt. fails
we meet, counter interp, standards, reasonability
Affirmative answers to counterplan are
non unique, no link, no impact, turn
perm, no solvency, link to net benefit, da to the cp
framework, perm, no link, alt. fails
we meet, counter interp, standards, reasonability
Affirmative answers to disadvantage are
non unique, no link, no impact, turn
perm, no solvency, link to net benefit, da to the cp
framework, perm, no link, alt. fails
we meet, counter interp, standards, reasonability
Which of the following are parts of the death penalty affirmative?
retribution
Government is committed to the death penalty
State governments solve
human dignity
supreme court is the actor
