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The Debate Flowchart

The Debate Flowchart. What is a flow?. The debate flow is an organization of notes that keeps track of and help development of all of the arguments made in a debate. A good flow will: Provide an organized presentation Help to develop the speeches Enable clash

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The Debate Flowchart

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  1. The Debate Flowchart

  2. What is a flow? • The debate flow is an organization of notes that keeps track of and help development of all of the arguments made in a debate. • A good flow will: • Provide an organized presentation • Help to develop the speeches • Enable clash • Show the development of arguments • Help a team/debater win • Help a judge know who wins • Provide a record of the debate • Silence is Consent

  3. SOME RULES FOR FLOWING • One argument per page • Two colors—one for aff, one for neg • One column for each speech • Lots of room/space • Shorthand symbols • Substance of an argument, not word for word • Flow every argument in round

  4. Create a list of common abbreviations

  5. Abbreviations • Common debate words • Topic words • Strategies

  6. How to abbreviate • PARAPHRASE • Rather than “Nuclear Energy is fast becoming the most affordable form of energy available.” • NE = $ • Use symbols • $ + = • Leave out vowels • Nclr, dngr, impx, gvnrnmnt, chldrn • Leave out words that don’t bring meaning (articles, prepositions) • A, an, the, of, for, to

  7. Other tips.. • Supplement with other useful info • Use Cross-ex and prep time to clean up your flow • FLOW YOUR ARGUMENTS**This is how you’ll do all the speeches after the 1AC. • Pre-flow

  8. Practice • Read case • Take notes on news • Take notes of lecture • Card game • Take notes of a conversation • Watch/flow national rounds at nationalforensicleague.org

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