Debate Final Study Guide

An evidence violation where a team does not read as much of a card as they indicate on their file

Clipping

A program that has classroom and out-of-classroom requirements

Co-curricular

A type of plan that provides a measurable improvement to the status quo

Comparative Advantage

Which type of Affirmative plan is best characterized by an Affirmative whose plan may cause some downsides, but the downsides are preferable to not taking any action at all?

Comparative-Advantage Plan

In which part of the debate an a debater introduce a new argument?

Constructives

In which part of the debate do debaters ask questions of their opponent?

Cross-Examinations

Which of the following is NOT a requirement to be a judge at a debate tournament?

Debate experience

An argument which asserts that the affirmative plan only becomes topical after enacting a series of non-topical steps

Effects-Topicality

Which part of the Argument formula contains the data or material which supports the thing someone is trying to prove?

Evidence

An argument which asserts that the affirmative plan includes steps which go beyond the scope of the resolution

Extra Topicality

A disadvantage which argues that is the federal government takes over something usually done by states, it causes states stop doing other things that are their usually responsibility

Federalism

Which of the following terms is not a typical example of evidence used in Policy Debate?

Feelings

Which Debate position introduces the case and plan in support of the resolution?

First Affirmative

Which debate position is the one whose rebuttal speech is usually considered the most difficult speech on the round?

First Affirmative

Which debate position is the one who should introduce a topicality argument (if applicable)?

First Negative

A type of argument that can be used in several different rounds

Generic Arguments

Which of the following statements BEST explains how a Counterplan gives up Negative presumption?

It admits that the Status Quo is failing to address the problem

Which of the following BEST describes an agent Counterplan?

It argues that someone other than the USFG should implement the proposed change

Which of the following BEST describes a plan-inclusive counterplan?

It enacts some or all parts of the Affirmative plan to claim advantages and avoid a Disad, but with a change that makes it non-topical

What is meant by the term "Net-Benefits" as it relates to a Counterplan?

It is a Neg Defense which argues that enacting the Counterplan alone produces the most benefit for society

Which of the following BEST describes "alternative" as used in a Kritik?

It is a way to solve for the harm described in the Kritik

What is meant by the term "mark the card"?

It tells the opponent and judge that, even though you previously highlighted more words in a piece of evidence to read, you have stopped reading that card at a particular point.

In what way does a Negative team operate as "Debate's Policeman"?

It's their job to make sure the Affirmative team presents a topical plan

Part of an argument that shows why a particular definition round should be preferred over another

Judge paradigm

Which of the following is not a good strategy for an Aff team facing an Effects-Topicality argument?

Just concede the argument because they're right

The organization that oversees most competitive sports and activities in the State of Kansas, including running its state championships

KSHSAA

Which of the following is considered the oldest and most prestigious state championship tournament in Kansas?

KSHSAA 4- Speaker State

This tournament crowns a traditional policy debate champion across all classification in Kansas

Kansas Debate Classic

An argument based on social criticism, arguing that debate rounds can make the world a better or worse place

Kritik

A debate judge who has very little experience with formal competitive debate

Lay Judge

When a plan and counterplan cannot exist at the same time

Mutually Exclusive

Both public and parochial high schools can be be members of this speech and debate league organized by Church dioceses

NCFL

Nationwide organization for speech competition established as the National Forensic League in 1925.

NSDA

The team who argues against adoption of the resolution

Negative

When a negative team proposes a counter plan should it be topical or non-topical?

Non-Topical

A card with an incomplete citation or quotes material not found in the original

Non-existent evidence

What is missing from this citation?

Nothing, it is complete

Theoretically, how many arguments must a Negative team win to be considered winners of the debate?

One single argument

An online collection of cards compiled from various summer camps

Open Evidence Project

A test of competition that says a judge could vote Aff while still considering Neg proposals

Perm/Permutation

A paradigm where the judge weighs the advantages/disadvantages/counterplan to determine which side presents the best policy option

Policymaker

Which of the following is NOT an example of a goal of St. James Academy Debate?

Qualify for the Tournament of Champions at Kentucky University

A non-topical proposal of the Neg

Resolution

The topic being debated

Resolution

What is the exact wording of the resolution?

Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase fiscal redistribution in the United States by adopting a federal jobs guarantee, expanding Social Security, and/or providing a basic income

Which debate position gives the final speech in the round?

Second Affirmative

Which of the following stock issues describes an argument debating whether or not the affirmative plan can/cannot fix the stock issue?

Solvency

Which of the following would be considered an "On Case" argument for the Negative team?

Solvency arguments that directly respond to an Affirmative claim

Part of an argument that shows why a particular definition should be preferred over another

Standards

An unofficial state tournament for policy debaters in their first year of competition

Sunflower Novice State

Which of the following is not a function of the debate resolution?

Support a political opinion

A paradigm where the judge promises to be a "blank slate", with no preconceived notions of debate, debaters, or the debate topic

Tabula Rasa

Which of the following statements best describes a Conditional-status Counterplan?

The Neg may abandon the counterplan at any time

A national high school speech and debate tournament held at the University of Kentucky for debaters who earn qualifying bids

The Tournament of Champions

Which of the following scenarios describes harms that are significant in qualitative terms, but not in quantitative terms?

The U.S. President got food poisoning because of a deficient Status Quo

Which of the following outcomes is NOT something that a Neg may hope to achieve in running an Extra-Topicality argument against an Aff?

The judge should happily consider non-topical Aff plans

Which of the following stock issues describes an argument debating whether or not the Affirmative plan follows the resolution?

Topicality

Which of the following tournaments could be described as a high-profile, high-stakes national tournament for contemporary debate, which often attracts criticism

Tournament of Champions

What is a Counterplan called when The Neg promises to advocate the CP until the end?

Unconditional Counterplan

What is meant by "Arete & Agape"?

Virtue and love

Which of the following terms is NOT considered to be a piece of evidence?

Warrant

Which part of the Argument formula contains the analysis or interpretation that connects the data to the thing someone is trying to prove?

Warrant

How does the NSDA classify St James?

5A

Which of the following is NOT part of a topicality argument?

Brink

How does a school qualify for the KSHSAA State 4-Speaker Championship?

Advancing out of a KSHSAA Regional 4-Speaker Tournament

Which type of Counterplan describes the following statement: The USFG should go to war with Russia in order to improve Cybersecurity

Advantage CP

The team whose responsibility is to defend the resolution

Affirmative

Which person or team argues in favor of the resolution?

Affirmative

Theoretically, how many arguments must an Affirmative team win to be considered winners of the debate?

All of the arguments

Which of the following is NOT considered a job of the Second Negative Constructive Speech?

Answer every claim that the Affirmative made

Which of the following is NOT considered a job of the First Negative Constructive Speech?

Answer every claim that the Affirmative made in the 1AC

The motto of SJA Speech & Debate

Arete & Agape

What is meant by the phrase "Perm do Both"?

Argues that the CP isn't mutually-exclusive, so a judge may affirm the resolution and still consider doing the CP

Claim/evidence/warrant

Argumentation Formula

What is the least amount of things that make up an oral citation?

Author and Date

An argument or fact that comes before any other

A priori

A disadvantage which argues that the economy is doing well, but that the Aff's new laws will negatively affect businesses confidence and hurt the economy

Bizcon

Which of the following is NOT a good policy reason for a Neg to run a Counterplan?

Because the Neg team's Aff file is pretty good and they'd rather be Aff than Neg anyway

Which of the following is NOT a good strategic reason for a Neg to run a Counterplan?

Because you did not adequately prepare for the round