Speech/Debate

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What is a debate?

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A formal argument that follows specific rules.

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If you are in favor of the proposition, you are...

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on the pro side

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The proposition is "We should not have school dances in middle school."  Jamal thinks we should have school dances.  Jamal is:

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on the con side

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Another word for counterargument is:

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rebuttal

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A possible counterargument to the proposition "School should start late" is: If school started late, we'd get out too late to play sports against other schools., Also, research has proven that teenagers naturally go to sleep later and need to sleep longer in the mornings., If we didn't have to get up early, we'd just stay up later, and not get any more sleep than we do now.

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If we didn't have to get up early, we'd just stay up later, and not get any more sleep than we do now.

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Which of the following is a proposition that could be debated? Options: All police officers should wear body cameras., The 2nd amendment gives us the right to bear arms., 2+2 = 4, My favorite protest song is "Strange Fruit."

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All police officers should wear body cameras.

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What is an argument?

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A set of reasons or claims to persuade an audience.

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There are two sides to every argument. They are...

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the affirmative and the negative.

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What is a rebuttal?

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the act of arguing the claim or counterclaim