Lincoln Douglas Debate

1. Lincoln Douglas Debate Week 1

2. What you should know • Q. From where did LD debate come? • Q. Where policy debate involves federal policy, what does LD involve? • Q. LD involves which civilization?

3. Resolution • Resolved: Rehabilitation ought to be valued above retribution in the United States criminal justice system.

4. Evidence • Type of source • Author qualification • Date

5. Terminology • Case • Framework • Card • Flow • Bye Round • Double Flight • Spreading • Judge Paradigm • Value premise • Criterion • Contention • Dropping • Road map

6. Breakdown of the Debate

7. Affirmative Constructive- 6 min. • Presents an initial argument in support of the resolution • Pre-written, also called affirmative case, AC, or 1AC • Included: • Definitions • Establishing what it means to be moral (value premise) • Criterion—the standards that must occur to achieve the value premise • Contentions (reasons why the resolution is true)

8. 1st Cross Examination- 3 min. • Known as CX • The negative debater asks the affirmative questions • Clarification questions—intended to understand information • Pointed questions—intended to reveal flaws

9. Negative Constructive/1st Negative Rebuttal- 7 min. • Presents negative arguments in refute of the resolution and responds to affirmative arguments • First 2-3.5 minutes are pre-written, also called negative case, NC • Included: • Alternative definitions • Establishing counter value premise • Contentions (reasons why the resolution is false)

10. 2nd Cross Examination- 3 min. • The affirmative debater asks the negative questions • Clarification questions—intended to understand information • Pointed questions—intended to reveal flaws • Clash

11. 1st Affirmative Rebuttal- 4 min. • Also called 1AR • 1st chance that affirmative gets to respond to neg’s arguments • Often considered hardest speech due to time and previous 7 min. speech • Determine core reasons for prefering aff’s position

12. 2nd Negative Rebuttal- 6 min. • Also called 2NR • Last time neg will present position and reasons they won the debate • Answer all of aff’s arguments • Give overview of the round and why you should win • Preempt possible responses the aff will make in the 2AR

13. 2nd Affirmative Rebuttal- 3 min. • Also called 2AR • Final speech • Give overview of the round and why you should win • No new arguments can be made

14. Making an Argument • Claim • Concise summary of your argument (like a topic sentence)—statement of what you believe to be true • Warrant • Proof of why your claim is true • Analytical warrants: logical reasoning • Empirical warrants: data • Impact • Explains why the argument matters.

15. Basic Example Research Toulmin https://sites.google.com/site/anintroductiontodebate/lectures/1-the-basics/3-gathering-evidence

16. Basic Example Claim: My dad should use a hearing aid. Warrant: Samantha eats bugs. Impact: (Based on the value premise of weirdness being a bad quality) Samantha would harm the reputation of the debate team.

17. More complicated example Claim: I deserve the car this Friday night. Warrant: I got a 4.0 on my report card (internal link—hard work should be rewarded) Impact (so what?): Good grades get me into a good college (internal link to warrant—rewards motivate me to work harder) Rebuttals: Aren’t hard work and sacrifice rewards by themselves? Can’t you be motivated to succeed without reward or praise?