Reuttal

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June24th,2011

1.Introduction
Deate,withoutreuttal,wouldmereleaerieofpeechewithno
relationtoeachother.Likehippainginthenight,therewillenoclah,
noconictandultimatel,nodeate.Reuttal,likeargumentation,ioneof
thefoundationofdeate.Whatireuttalthen?Itiapeakeraingthatan
opponent'argumentinotvalidandhowingwhitinotvalid.Ifargument
iaoutuildinglogiclinkinacae,thenreuttaliaoutthereakingof
theelink.

2.TpeofReuttal

Whenreuttingtheopponentargument,Deaterneedtodecidewhich
particularareathewihtoattack,ratherthantojutruhintoa,Youare
wrong.Wrong.Wrong.Wrong.Thevariouattackwhichcaneuedin
reuttalareafollow:
2.1.AttackingRelevance
1 Itemadded
Withthireuttal,Deaterattacktherelevanceoftheiropponent
argumenttothemotionandhowthattheearugmentdonotupportthe
opponent'tance.Thitpeofreuttalcandetrotheentireargument
howingthatitdoenotevenupporttheopponenttance.Forintance,ina
deateonthemotionThihoueelievethattheInternetiadangerou
force,theOppoitiondeliverargumentnotinghowuefultheInternetha
eeninfacilitatingcommunicationandeducation.ThePropoitionmerel
reuttedthattheenetoftheInternetheredoenothowwhtheInternet
waAF,whichwawhatOppoitionhadtohow.

2.2.AttackingAumption
Withthireuttal,Deaterattackaparticularwainwhichtheiropponent
haddecriedanaumedtraitoftheuject.Forintance,forthemotion
ThihoueelievethatChinaiDangerou,thePropoitionarguethat
ChinaiaCommunitcountrandthatthileadtoaconictetweeneijing
andtheCapitalitWet.However,theOppoitioncanreutcounter-arguing
thatChinainominallCommunituthawholeheartedlemraced
Capitalim,thuhavinglereaontondconictwithCapitalitcountrie.

2.3.AttackingtheImpact
Withthireuttal,deaterattackthepreumedimpactoftheuject'
aumedtrait.Forintance,forthemotionThihouewoulddiolvethe
UN,thePropoitionpeakerpointoutthatthevetotem(trait)intheUN
(uject)hacauedunhappineetweentheP5countrieandtheretofthe
world.However,theOppoitionpeakercanreutthiaingthattheveto
temhaactuallfacilitatedcooperationetweentheP5countrieand
mallertateatheP5countrieoftencattheirvetotoprotectthemaller
countrieinteret.

2.4.AttackingLogicLeap
Withthireuttal,thedeaterattackthelackoflogicallinketweenthe
aumedtraitoftheujectanditpreumedimpact.Forintance,forthe
motion,Thihouewouldanprotitution,thePropoitioncouldarguethat
frequencexualactivitiaociatedwithTDtranmiionandthatthe
wholeocietiputatrik.Here,theOpponentcanreutthelackofalink
etweenthefrequencofintercoureinprotitutionandhavingapulic
healthrikinvolvingthewholeofociet.

2.5.HungArgument
Hungargumentareargumentwhicharecontingentonanotherargumentto
urvive.Withthireuttal,Deatercantaketwoargumentoutwithone
attack.Forintance,forthemotion,THWcenortheart,the
Propoitionrtarguethatextremitmeagearefoundinart.Nextthe
Propoitionarguethattheviewerofarthouldeprotectedfromuch
extremitmeage.TheOppoitioncouldreutthattherearenoextremit
meageinarttheedaandthatartitelfwavalue-neutral.Withthi
argumenttakendown,thepointaoutneedingtoprotectviewerofartha
littleimpact,aitiahungargument.

2.6.Attackxample
Ingeneral,Deaterhouldattackthelogicofanargumenteforemovingon
toattacktheexample.Attackingtheexamplertiuuallnotadvied,ait
allowtheopponenttojutrefertoanotherexampleandtheargumentwill
remaintanding.Theonltimedeaterhouldattacktheexamplerti
whentheopponenthaduedtheexampleatheonlaiforthe
argument.TheFirtandecondpeakermaometimenothaveenough
timetoattackexampleandwillhavetodelegatethitaktotheThird
peaker.TheThirdpeakermutattacktheopponentkeexample,ifnot
allofthem.

2.7.ReuttingReuttal
Deaterprefertohavetheirargumentdeliveredwithouthavingtocome
acktothem.However,oncetheeargumenthaveeenreutted,itmae
neceartodefendthemandineence,reutthereuttal.However,
Deaterhouldtakecarenottoprioritiethioverreuttingtheopponent
argument.Thu,theopponentargumenthouldalwaereuttedrt
eforetakingadefenivetanceononeownargument.

3.Do'andDon't

3.1.DoAttackNewArgumentFirt
Deaterhouldprioritiereuttingthelatetargumentfromtheir
opponentFIRT.Theeargumentarefrehandattackingthemquickl
enurethatthewillnotlingerinthemindofthejudge.Furthermore,thee
argumentaretheonlonewhichhavenothaveeenaddreedthufarin
thedeate.othedeaterMUTattacktheepointrt.Iftheeargument
areleftforthelaterpartofthepeech,themanotegivenucienttime
forproperreuttal.

3.2.DoCompletetheAttack
omedeatertendtoonlpointoutthehortcomingofanargument
withoutactuallattackingitlogicinfull.Forintance,Deateroften
decrieanargumentalackingexampleornothavingantronglinkut
failtodoanthingmore.Intead,Deaterhouldalwaattackthelogicof
theargumentinordertocompletetheattack.

3.3.DontDoOne-Liner
omeDeateralotendtoueonlainglelineortwotomakeareuttal.
Thiinotconideredacompleteattackandwilluuallnoterewarded
muchcontentcorethejudge.Inordertoreuteectivel,Deaterwill
havetodedicateucienttimetoproperlexplainwhaparticularargument
fall.

3.4.DontJutLitReuttal
omeDeater,epeciallintheFirtandecondpoition,alohaveahait
ofmerellitingeveralreponetoaparticularargument.However,if
theewereproperreuttal,thewillhavetakenwatoomuchtimetoe
articulatedinfull.Thu,eachlittendtoconitofone-linercounter-
argument.Thihaithouldeavoided,aitignaltothejudgethatthe
Deateriunaletomakeadeciiononwhichreuttaliithetrongetfor
theargument.ItmaalocompromietheailitoftheThirdpeakerto
demontratetheirailittogeneratenewpoint.

3.5.DontAkRhetoricalQuetion
Deaterhouldaloavoiduingrhetoricalquetionaautitutefor
reuttal.Iftheequetionaretoeued,themutatleateanwered
theDeaterthemelve.Otherwie,thejudgearelefttoanwerthequetion
forthemandthewillnotnecearilagreewithDeater.Forintance,if
Deatermerelakuthowwilltheopponentpolicwork?andleaveitat
that,thejudgemawellendupthinkingofeveralwaitcouldwork.
Furtheritmerelprovideanopeningfortheopponenttoanwerthe
quetionlaterandhowhowthepolicwillwork!!

3.6.DevelopReuttal
Inordertouccefullattackanargument,ithouldereuttedmorethan
once.Ideall,anArgumentwilleattackedatitcorelogictheFirt
(Oppoition)peakerorecondpeakerandthenattackedagainfroma
dierentangletheThirdpeaker.peakerhouldavoidmerelrepeating
thereuttalthathavealreadeendeliveredtheirteammate.Inthicae,
thearewatingtimewhilenotrealladdingvaluetothedeate.

3.7.PuhtoOthernd
Whereverpoile,Deaterhouldtrtoreutanargumenttakingthe
oppoitetance.Thiwillallowforthegreatetdegreeofclahandthehighet
degreeofdierentiationetweenthetwoteam.Forintance,forthemotion
Thihouewouldanhandgun,thePropoitioncanarguethathandgun
makecommunitiemoredangerouempoweringcriminal.TheOppoition
canmakeaneutralizingreuttalaingthathandgundonotmake
communitiemoredangerou.However,itwilleetiftheOppoitioncan
makeanattackingreuttalaingthathandgunmakecommunitiele
dangerouandmoreafeincethecitizenareprotectedagaintcriminal.