Introduction:

Part 1: Thank you

Before I begin, I would like to thank my team, my judge, and my
opponents for participating in the debate round.
Part 2: Intro Statement
(Hook)
Part 3: Resolution
(State resolution) (We are the aff/neg team) (To be on my side, it
means to agree/disagree with the resolution.)
Part 4: Weighing Mechanism:
Our weighing mechanism is based on balance arguments. In order to
fulfill this mechanism, we will win the most arguments. Its the simply
most logical and typical mechanism.
Contention/Counter-Contention:
Tagline:
Reason:
(What is your argument? In 2-3 sentences)
Evidence:
(Find evidence (2-3 sentences))
According to (publication, date, author),
Impacts:
(Why someone should care about your argument. Why is this point
important?)(The impact can be a rights violation, the loss of freedom,
suffering (100,000 people get a disease), death (100,000 people who
would otherwise die are saved by the plan), or a war.)

Cross Examination Questions

Two Types of Questioning:
A. ___________________________________
a. Open-ended Questions are ___________________ questions,
which are used to _________________________ about your
opponents arguments or case.
b. The purpose is to provide ___________________________ and
_______________________.
c. Most useful form of questions when there are something
you dont know about your opponents argument or case.
d. The two most important open-ended questions you may
consider asking about any argument: (1)
___________________________________________ (2)
_______________________________________________________
B. ____________________________________
a. Close-ended Qs are totally different. They make
statements and ask the opponents to
___________________________ or _________________________ the
truth of those statements.
b. This is the most useful form of questioning to help you win
the debate round because it demonstrates the
_________________________ of your opponents arguments,
while highlighting the ____________________________ of your
own.
i. Isnt is true.
ii. Is it your position.
iii. Yes or no.
iv. .correct?
v. Are you aware.
vi. Is it fair to say.
vii. Would it surprise you to know..
c. Uses:
i. ______________________ opponents evidence
1. This means to show bias or lack of credibility
ii. _______________________ your own arguments
iii. ______________________ against opponents arguments

1. you are highlighting weaknesses, point out

drops, or making responses to arguments.
2. EX) The evidence cards you ran under Solvency
3, 4, and 5 are all based on having drones
inside North Korea, correct? (the opponents
response: Correct.) Would it surprise you to
learn that our plan places the drones just
outside Norths airspace?

Refutation
Four Step Refutation:
a. Under ____(insert tagline of their argument)_____, he/she said:
(summarize his/her argument)
b. But I say ___________(insert your rebuttal)_______________.
c. Because____________________________________________________.
d. Therefore__________________________________________________.
Four Rebuttals:
a. Agree/Outweigh

b. Mitigate

c. Deny

d. Turn

Reasons why my Evidence is Superior:

1. Quantity: how many evidences.
2. Quality:
a. scholarly
b. credentials
c. Mass Media vs in-depth, scholarly, researched evidence
done by those who have P.H.Ds
d. Experts/ authors
3. Biased vs Neutral: biased sources vs objective
a. Politically motivated: Huffington Post, NY Times, Fox News,
National Review, MoveOn.Org,
b. Commercial Financial Interest: Sierra Club, Green Peace
i. Any organization that have profit motive for
producing their research and news
c. Religious Biased: South Baptist, Catholic News Service,
Albert
4. How Recent it is
a. Unless we are debating about historical event, recency is
the superior reason
5. Qualified vs Non qualified
a. Opponent may can evidence with may or can
b. Evidence isnt qualified with correct context.
c. Their evidence is not really on point. NO proper context.
i. Vague and generic
d. Our evidence is really on the point and specific and
concrete. Proper context.
Even if it is true that I have a biased perspective:
1. Non Unique: all evidences have little or subtle bias
2. That doesnt means it is not credible or not true
3. Biased evidence vs No Evidence
Even if it is Old It:
1. Doesnt mean bad
2. Might be closest to the event especially in history