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G. A. Dulon Jr.
DEBATE ISNT
ABOUT USING
CONVOLUTED
ENGLISH TERMS
But sometimes,
some words are
more fitting and
persuasive than
other terms.
>
vis-avis
detrimental
>
paramount
important
bad, harmful, damaging
>
One should be
calm, persuasive
but not angry, and
perfectly clear
about something.
Debate is a
strategy game.
Know when to
concede, when to
rebut, and when to
Refrain from
developing any
verbal crutches or
fillers.
Debate is NOT
an essay writing
contest
This depends on
your style, but
personally, it would
be better to just
construct an
Debate isnt a
competition of
prepared speeches
Rebuttals and
direct-responsetype arguments are
very essential.
There is a difference
between how an
argument/idea plays in
your head and how you
actually said/delivered
P
M
DP
LO
DLO
M
WHIP
WHIP
REPLY
REPLY
MANNER, MATTER,
METHOD?
This is an obsolete standard
Debaters started realizing that its ironic
that DEBATE is an event that celebrates
choice, style, etc yet, they impose
standards on which manner, method, flow,
style, etc. should be followed.
We now evaluate debaters holistically.
NO
Bad definition, poor policy, unclear stance,
failing to consume 7 minutes, overtime,
negative case, no characterization, wrong
context, etc.