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Define each part of the Argument Model.

List an example and explain how each one meets the definition.

If I say that Global Warming is inevitable, what part of the Argument

model have I used?

If I say that because Greenhouse gases cant be removed from the

atmosphere there is nothing we can do about global warming, what
part of the Argument model have I used?

If I say that the average mean temperature has risen 1 degree in the
past 20 years, what part of the Argument model have I used?

If I say that we should continue to produce greenhouse gases, what

part of the toulmin model have I used?

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Public Forum Debate Structure

Harry Potter is 1 Pro Hermione is 2 Pro
Draco Malfoy 1 Con Pansy Parkinson is 2 Con

Outline of a Round:
Speech

How many speeches does Harry Potter give

Time
Who
Speaks
?
Stands
for:

If Hermione is giving the first 2nd pro speech who crossfires

with her?

How long is Dracos 2nd Con Speech?

Who gives the next speech after the First Con Speech

Who speaks more Draco or Harry?

Name an advantage of picking your side

1.

Name an advantage of going second

1.

How long is cross-fire?

Who speaks during grand cross-fire

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Is the right to privacy more important that someones life why or

why not

Do Governments have a moral obligation? Why or Why Not give

specific reasoning?

Who get to ask the first question in crossfire?

Identify the parts of a public forum case?

Why do we define terms in the case

How many contentions do we typically have in a public forum case

What 4 parts belongs in the introduction of a public forum case?

Extemp Speech Structure

How many body paragraphs are there

What belongs in the introduction

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Tell me one current event that is going on

Argument Construction
Take a position on 2 of the 4 topics
Write 4 major claims of your position Use supporting evidence and
warrants
Use Logic and what you know
The SFA Dress Code
Immigration
The Death Penalty
Banning Assault Rifles

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Please Cite and Tag a piece of evidence from the article

Please Identify the parts of an argument from the article

EDITORIAL: Drones over America

Domestic spying portends surveillance society

The Washington Times John Smith

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Big Sis is watching. Aerial surveillance drones designed to protect the nation's borders and fight
terrorists overseas are turning their electronic eyes on Americans here at home. While gathering
intelligence on the activities of suspected lawbreakers, Uncle Sam risks invading the privacy of
the law-abiding. A bright line must be drawn between surveillance for legitimate law
enforcement purposes and illicit spying that violates Americans' constitutional right to be left
alone.
The threat comes from Janet Napolitano's Department of Homeland Security, which is deploying
unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), or drones, to assist local authorities with airborne surveillance.
It's also doling out millions in grant cash to encourage small-town cops to buy drones, whether
they serve a purpose or not.
In February, lawmakers on Capitol Hill passed the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012,
which instructs the Federal Aviation Administration to compile rules allowing more drones to
take to the skies, including for commercial purposes. The agency has forecast there could be as
many as 30,000 airborne spies by 2020. The devices frequently carry high-resolution cameras
capable of reading license plates, which, in combination with facial-recognition software, could
recognize and track individuals, according to a recent Congressional Research Service report.
Such tracking made sense when use was confined to keeping tabs on our enemies in the Iraq and
Afghanistan wars. Use of this battlefield technology on American soil is a recent phenomenon,
and there are few restrictions in place. That's something that needs to change. Drone
manufacturers are only concerned with one thing: They're rushing to grab a piece of the UAV
market lucre, projected to double to $11.4 billion within a decade. They're not particularly
worried about pausing to consider whether this is a good idea. In November, an industry

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coalition sent a letter to the FAA urging the agency to "remain focused on safety rather than
privacy issues, where the FAA has no statutory standing or technical expertise."
Fortunately, Americans on both sides of the political spectrum aren't waiting for Washington to
halt threats to their privacy. In Alameda County, Calif., Sheriff Gregory J. Ahern announced
plans earlier this year to purchase a drone for use in "emergencies." In response, the American
Civil Liberties Union teamed up with the Electronic Frontier Foundation to pressure the county
board of supervisors on Dec. 4 to table approval of $31,646 for the UAV purchase. In Florida,
Republican State Sen. Joe Negron has filed a drone-surveillance bill that would prohibit the use
of UAVs above the state except when the secretary of homeland security determines there is
"high risk" of a terrorist attack.
Congress also should step in and assist Americans in defending against this latest form of
government intrusion. In June, Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, introduced the Preserving
Freedom From Unwarranted Surveillance Act, which would require authorities to procure a
warrant before spying on someone from above. Exceptions would include patrols of national
borders, "imminent dangers to life" and terror threats. Rep. Ted Poe, Texas Republican, has filed
a similar bill in the House.
If national security were the true goal, there should be no opposition to the idea of ensuring thirdparty judicial oversight of these powerful devices. That's why lawmakers should act sooner
rather than later to ensure the bad ideas don't get off the ground.
The Washington Times

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Please Flow one of the two cases on the Templet

on the page and respond with your case on your
own ideas
PRO CASE
INTRO: The benefits of domestic surveillance by the NSA outweighs the harms. The
National Security Agency, NSA, is one of the many agencies that does global
monitoring and surveillance for the US government. 9/11 revolutionized rights for
the NSA as a whole as the American government scrambled to avoid other
breakdown. The Edward Snowden incident brought this NSA surveillance to the
public eye.

1. The NSA stops terrorists threats and promotes safety

Meyer and Elliot 8/23/2013 (Justin and Theodori, ProPublica) Claim on
Attacks Thwarted by NSA Spreads Despite Lack of Evidence(ao)
http://www.propublica.org/article/claim-on-attacks-thwarted-by-nsa-spreadsdespite-lack-of-evidence
Two weeks after Edward Snowdens first revelations about sweeping
government surveillance, President Obama shot back. We know of at least
50 threats that have been averted because of this information not just in the
United States, but, in some cases, threats here in Germany,
Obama saidduring a visit to Berlin in June. So lives have been saved.
In the months since, intelligence officials, media outlets, and members of
Congress from both parties all repeated versions of the claim that NSA
surveillance has stopped more than 50 terrorist attacks. The figure has
become a key talking point in the debate around the spying programs.
Fifty-four times this and the other program stopped and thwarted terrorist
attacks both here and in Europe saving real lives, Rep. Mike Rogers, a
Michigan Republican who chairs the House Intelligence Committee, said on
the House floor in July, referring to programs authorized by a pair of post9/11 laws. This isnt a game. This is real.
Impact: saving the lives of millions is a vital benefit that will come from
allowing the NSA to use domestic surveillance, as shown in this proof of real
terrorists plots that have been stopped. Safety is more important than
privacy in every situation. Without lives we would have no privacy in the first
place.

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2. NSA surveillance stops cyber bullying

Micheals 6/6/2013 (Jim, USA TODAY) NSA data mining can help stop
cybercrime, analysts say (ao)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/06/06/nsa-data-miningcyber-crime-data/2397165/
The huge volume of telephone records turned over to the U.S. government
could help investigators identify and deter a range of terrorist acts, including
cyberattacks, analysts say.
In the Verizon case, the NSA got a court order to get the phone records. But
to combat cyberattacks, the government has been struggling with ways to
compel more cooperation between government and industry. President
Obama issued an executive order this year aimed at encouraging the sharing
of information, such as reports of attacks on industry and threat information.
The White House has said that legislation is also needed to develop a strong
defense against cyberattacks. A key provision lawmakers are considering
would include civil protections so that private companies could not be held
liable for turning information over to the government.
Impact: cyber bullying is the number one source of bullying in America
today. It leads to multiple suicide cases every year and millions of children
encountering emotional trauma. NSA domestic surveillance could seriously
cut back these bullying cases.
3. NSA surveillance is legal and its necessity outweighs its privacy
risks
10/6/13 (anonymous) kp
http://everydaydebate.blogspot.com/2013/10/pf-nov-2013-nsa-surveillancepro.html
The recent exposure of NSA programs cannot be a surprise to Americans who
were around in 2005 and no surprise to suspected terrorists abroad. Many of
the foundational laws upon the NSA conducts these programs was codified
by the USA PATRIOT Act in 2001, not long after the 9/11 terror attack. Soon
afterward "President Bush created the Terrorist Surveillance Program (TSP),
which authorized the National Security Agency (NSA) to intercept phone
calls and emails traveling into and out of the United States." [Yoo 2007] The
existence of this program was revealed by the New York Times in 2005
resulting in a flurry of partisan and liberal repugnance. Nevertheless,
the programs withstood scrutiny by the courts, Congress and people because
it is based upon constitutional law and the duty of government to
protect itself and citizens.

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Impact: the NSA actually operates inside legal bounds, and its necessary
benefit of saving lives outweighs its very small but possible privacy intrusion
risks. Again, without lives there would be no privacy in the first place. Right
off the bat, we have very little privacy. There mails are open, the government
can already see them. Google, Yahoo, hold bounds of info.

CON Case
Resolved: The benefits of the domestic surveillance by the NSA outweighs
the harms
We are con. Recently it has come to light that the NSA has been monitoring
hundreds of phone calls, text messages and emails. This is domestic , not in other
countries. The NSAs only defense is that it is in counter terrorism measures , but
this is not very well supported. The costs of NSA surveillance, far outway the
benefits because they limit effective advertisement, and is in violation of the fourth
amendment.

Contention 1: The nsa is hindering advertisement because people are putting

tighter security in there settings and stopping ad tracking.
The NSA Is causing people to be paranoid about surveillance says Diana Dilworth,
this makes people crack down on their security settings, which in turn makes
targeted advertising much more difficult. This is a blow to all companies that use
targeted advertising online, which reduces advertisement, revenue and therefor the
overall economy.

Bachman, 8/13/13 (Katy, Adweek)NL

http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/study-nsa-scandal-still-setting-privacyalarm-bells-among-consumers-151835

After seven weeks of steady media coverage, the percentage of Internet users worried
about their online privacy jumped 19 percent, from 48 percent in June (when the story
first appeared in The Guardian and Washington Post) to 57 percent in July, according to
Annalect, Omnicom Media Group's data and analytics company.
The findings have huge implications for the targeted advertising because the more
concerned Internet users are about privacy, the more likely they are to change settings
and block tracking.

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"If these trends continue, and Mozilla implements its plan for its Firefox browser to
block most third-party cookies by default later this year, the ad industry's ability to
effectively use third-party cookies for marketing purposes will decrease," the study
concluded.

Contention 2: NSA is effecting communication and self expression

The paranoia is making more and more people, up to 73% of have never felt
more worried about their privacy rights and freedom of the press. This is not good
because if people are suppressing ideas , we will never know what articles and
books would have written if not for self-censorship, caused by the NSA.
Dilworth 11/14 2013 (Diana, medeabistr) NL

http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/nsa-surveillance-is-making-writers-self-censor_b80068

Eighty-five percent of writers are worried about government surveillance of Americans, and 73
percent reported that never have they been so worried about privacy rights and freedom of the
press, according to a new report from Pen America.
The report found that writers are censoring themselves in order to avoid trouble with the NSA. The
report found that 16 percent of writers have avoided writing or speaking about a particular topic due
to concerns about the NSA.
In addition, the study revealed that 24 percent of writers have purposefully avoided certain topics on
the phone or through email. And 28 percent of writers have avoided social media activities.
Here is more from the report:
Part of what makes self-censorship so troubling is the impossibility of knowing precisely what is lost
to society because of it. We will never know what books or articles may have been written that would
have shaped the worlds thinking on a particular topic if they are not written because potential
authors are afraid that their work would invite retribution

Contention 3: The NSAs domestic surveillance is in violation of the 4th

amendment.

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It is collecting huge amounts of evidence from everyone and is therefore
conducting millions of unreasonable search and seizures of private information and
messages and phone calls. This is a direct affront to the fourth amendment, is
unconstitutional and needs to be stopped.

Scheer, 11/19/13(Robert, the nation )NL

http://www.thenation.com/article/177248/these-lawmakers-have-plan-reign-nsa-spying

It validates the backdoor search provision that the government, including domestic
organizations such as the FBI, has misused to justify sifting through material ostensibly
collected for foreign intelligence investigations to conduct warrantless surveillance on
Americans in clear violation of the Fourth Amendment to the US Constitution.
For the first time, the statue would explicitly allow the government to proactively search
through the NSA data troves of information without a warrant, the ACLUs Michelle
Richardson told The Guardian on Friday. She added, This Fourth Amendment back door
needs to be closed, not written into stone.
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., one of the dissenting members of Feinsteins committee, blasted
the backdoor search provision at the heart of her bill and said in a statement that it would
give intelligence agencies wide latitude to conduct warrantless searches for American
phone calls and emails. ...
As opposed to the Feinstein bill, one offered by another Democratic senator, Patrick Leahy
of Vermont, and supported by Wyden would require a specific warrant to search the NSA
database for information on US nationals. Leahy, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee,
has co-sponsored that bill with his House counterpart, F. James Sensenbrenner, the
Wisconsin Republican who chairs that chambers judiciary committee.