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-A controversial statement (a claim) supported by evidence and a warrant; the standards of a logically good argument include acceptability, relevance, sufficiency;
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-A document on which the judge records the decision, the reasons for the decision, and speaker points awarded to each debater
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-Observable data, something that can be proved, used to support arguments
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-The formal process of arguing about claims in situations where an adjudicator must decide the outcome
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-The structure of the debate that both sides agree to use;
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-A period during the debate when a member of one team asks questions of a member of the opposing team
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-A type of evidence that supports associations between things based on their similarity or dissimilarity
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-determines whether the evidence is acceptable to those who judge the argument (that it is true and reliable)
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-determines whether the evidence is relevant to the claim it supports (that it is on-topic)
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-determines whether all of the evidence as a whole is sufficient to support the claim (that there is enough)
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-Supporting an association between specific examples and a general rule
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-Rejecting something because it is incompatible with something else
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-An exception made to a claim;
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-Supporting a certain action based on the connection between that action and a general principle
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-Supporting a claim with the opinion of experts
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-Supporting associations between causes and effects
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-The type of reasoning that examines the reasons certain actions, events, or conditions (causes) create specific consequences (effects)
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-A method used for developing a case about policies that advocates adoption of the plan based on its advantages compared with the status quo or some other policy
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-A speech that presents a debater’s basic arguments for or against the resolution; in a formal debate, this is the opening and main speech
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-An observer of a debate who has the responsibility of deciding which team has done a better job of debating
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-A method of reasoning used in cause-and-effect analysis that examines more than one case where two elements are simultaneously present, concluding that one is the cause of the other
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-A method of reason used in cause-and-effect analysis that examines examples that demonstrate that as the amount of the cause increases (or decreases) the effect will too
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-A method of reasoning used in cause-and-effect analysis that examines examples wherein both the purported cause and purported effect are absent, concluding that one caused the other
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-A strategy the negative uses to defend the present system with minor changes
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-The part of the affirmative case that identifies a certain problem in the status quo that the existing system cannot solve
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-A method used for developing a case about policies that involves the identification of a need, proposal of a plan, and a demonstration of the advantages (the team must explain the positive effects of their plan)
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-A course of action proposed by the affirmative that will solve the problems identified in the need
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-Aristotle’s concept that a persuasive argument will make appeals based on logic, emotion, and credibility (logos, pathos, ethos)
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-The course of action currently pursued;
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-The intentional use of language, voice, and body language used by a debater in order to persuade
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-A statement that explains other facts or that predicts the occurrence of events
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-A model of argument developed by philosopher Stephen Toulmin;
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-A final claim made by a debater and supported by a combination of claims;
