Lincoln Douglass Debate

A plan proposed by the negative team as an alternative to the affirmative plan

• counterplan

• argument

• reservation

• warrant

when a member of one team asks questions of a member of the opposing team

• proposition

• reservation

• counterplan

• cross-exam

The formal process of arguing about claims in situations where an adjudicator must decide the outcome

• claim

• argument

• debate

• ballot

The structure of the debate that both sides agree to use

• Debate Format

• Debate Team

• Judge

• Ballot

According to the speech, what does Lincoln believe will be the outcome of the conflict?

• All states will be slave states or all will be free states

• Some states will be slave & other will be free

• A new Union will be formed from states in the North & South

• The Union will be disbanded to make independent regions.

An observer of a debate who has the responsibility of deciding which team has done a better job of debating

• audience

• ballot

• judge

• opponent

A final claim made by a debater and supported by a combination of claims; what the two sides argue over during a debate

• reservation

• proposition

• counterplan

• cross-exam

This is time during the debate where debaters/teams can choose to take time preparing what to say - 

usually this happens before rebuttal speeches or other speeches later in the debate.

• Editing Time

• Preparation Time

• Concocting Time

• Composing Time

Pre-prepared arguments against your opponent’s case.

Example: If the affirmative side commonly claims that their side helps the economy, you might find a piece of evidence that says the affirmative side would hurt the economy.

• Block

• Choke

• Obstruction

• Defense

What was the significance of the Lincoln-Douglas Debates?

• They were a series of debates that focused on the issue of slavery and its expansion into the territories.

• They were debates that led to the immediate abolition of slavery in the United States.

• They were a series of debates that resulted in the election of Abraham Lincoln as President.

• They were debates that focused on economic policies and trade agreements.