Test Your Academic Debate Skills

Having a clear idea of your own arguments

Creating unity and logic

To define the topic and present the affirmative team's line

<p>To reject the definition presented by the affirmative team and present the negative team's line</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>One quarter of their time</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To reaffirm the affirmative team's line, rebut the main points presented by the 1st negative, and present the second half of the affirmative's case</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Two thirds to three quarters of their time</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To engage in a constructive and intellectual exchange of ideas</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Implicit arguments are found in novels and movies while explicit arguments are found in speeches and advertisements</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An attempt to resolve conflicting claims through reasoning</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Two or more conflicting assertions and an attempt to resolve the conflict through reasoning</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>No, it can involve more than two positions</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To explain what the topic means</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>One third of their time</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>All of their time</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To present a summary of the negative team's case</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To present the negative team line</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Using logic to refute the other team's arguments</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Determining which examples to use to support arguments</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To focus on minor points instead of the most important ones</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Creating unity and logic within the team</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To refute the other team's arguments using logic</p> Signup and view all the answers