Resources for Students

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Comparative
Strategy

What is Comparative? Comparative is a debate word that means comparing and weighing arguments in a debate. It is a strategy that debaters will...

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Organization and Flow
Strategy

Organization in and out of debate rounds is something that should be constantly changing to suite your needs. We can’t all be geniuses that...

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Shifting your Style
Style and Persuasion

Every debate, judge, debater, and motion are very different. Some motions are serious, and demand a solemn tone. Other motions are super silly. To...

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Persuasive Language and Debate Words
Style and Persuasion

When debaters are equally matched in argumentation and refutation, sometimes a speaker's style can be the tiebreaker. Using powerful language...

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FETCH
Refutation

Refutation is one of the skills in debate that can be conceptualized in many different ways. Your level of experience, conceptualization of a...

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Assumptions
Refutation

Assumptions  An assumption is a premise or idea that is accepted as true without facts or reason to back it up. Outside of debate, our...

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Argumentation
Argumentation

Making strong arguments is a key tool for every debater. In a debate, judges need to weigh the debate through the positive (argumentation) and...

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Examples and evidence
Argumentation

For every argument you make in a debate, examples and/or evidence are necessary to prove your point. Every debater should know how to use evidence...

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