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25 Cards in this Set
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AFFIRMATIVE
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Team which supports the moot.
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ATTACKING THE PERSON
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Criticising the speaker instead of what they have said
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CASE
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All the points which support an argument.
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CHAIRPERSON
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Person who runs a meeting
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CIRCULAR ARGUMENT
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An example of faulty logic.
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DEFINE
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To explain the meaning of.
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DOUBTFUL AUTHORITY
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To support an argument by referring to a person who is not accepted as an expert, or a text not based on sufficient research.
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EMOTIONAL ARGUMENT
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One based on feelings, not logic
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LOGIC
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Reasoned thinking in which cause and effect are clear
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MOOT
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The topic of the debate, always expressed as "That ...".
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NEGATIVE
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Team which opposes the moot.
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POINT OF MISINTERPRETATION
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Formal claim that you did not say what another speaker says you did.
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POINT OF ORDER
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Formal claim that rules are not being followed.
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PROCEDURE
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Way things are done (kawa).
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PROPOSITION
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A claim that something is true; the topic of a debate.
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REBUTTAL
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To argue against the opponents' case.
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REFUTE
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To prove something is wrong (NB does not just mean 'disagree').
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PROCEDURE
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Way things are done (kawa).
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PROPOSITION
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A claim that something is true; the topic of a debate.
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REBUTTAL
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To argue against the opponents' case.
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REFUTE
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To prove something is wrong (NB does not just mean 'disagree').
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RHETORICAL QUESTION
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a question asked for effect, but not necessarily needing to be answered. Example: Are we going to put up with curfews and being hassled by the police up town? Who cares? Do you think it is right?
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STANCE
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The way someone stands.
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STATING THE OBVIOUS
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An argument which claims something which everyone already knows.
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TIMEKEEPER
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Person who warns speakers in a debate, usually with a bell, that their time is nearly up, or is up; also records time for the adjudicator.
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