Components of Debates
COMPONENTS OF A QUALITY DEBATE:
Terminology and Crafting a Solid Debate Brief
There is a lot of terminology surrounding any debate. In order to be properly informed and to construct a solid debate brief, you must familiarize yourself with the lingo (Come on, you know you wanna Geek out and be in the know)!
A debate centers largely around writing from a deficit model.
1. The Deficit Model of Writing a. The Deficit Model of Writing focuses on identifying areas that need to be improved in any context and attempting to address them with any particular piece of writing or action. b. They can be in the area of academic study such as experiments, surveys or content analyses or they can be in the area of public debate, etc. c. An example would help here: i. In the Deficit model of writing one first identifies some unresolved issue or need and them attempts to improve, solve or resolve a situation. ii. Key here is the phrase Resolve. iii. This is why we use Resolutions in our debates! d. As part a number of things are evident: i. You must clearly state what your resolution is! ii. You must clearly state what is bad/harmful/in need of fixing or a need that has not been met or addressed iii. You clearly justify why one should care iv. You must demonstrate the significance of an issue v. You must lay out some framework to address what you have identified as a need or problem vi. You must address the need cited vii. You must show the importance/advantage of your work! 2. Applying the Deficit Model to the world of 112 Debate 3. When constructing your brief, the following are important terms or issues to be aware of. a. The Affirmative has the Burden of Proof and must provide a Prima Facie case! i. They must prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt ii. It must
Terminology and Crafting a Solid Debate Brief
There is a lot of terminology surrounding any debate. In order to be properly informed and to construct a solid debate brief, you must familiarize yourself with the lingo (Come on, you know you wanna Geek out and be in the know)!
A debate centers largely around writing from a deficit model.
1. The Deficit Model of Writing a. The Deficit Model of Writing focuses on identifying areas that need to be improved in any context and attempting to address them with any particular piece of writing or action. b. They can be in the area of academic study such as experiments, surveys or content analyses or they can be in the area of public debate, etc. c. An example would help here: i. In the Deficit model of writing one first identifies some unresolved issue or need and them attempts to improve, solve or resolve a situation. ii. Key here is the phrase Resolve. iii. This is why we use Resolutions in our debates! d. As part a number of things are evident: i. You must clearly state what your resolution is! ii. You must clearly state what is bad/harmful/in need of fixing or a need that has not been met or addressed iii. You clearly justify why one should care iv. You must demonstrate the significance of an issue v. You must lay out some framework to address what you have identified as a need or problem vi. You must address the need cited vii. You must show the importance/advantage of your work! 2. Applying the Deficit Model to the world of 112 Debate 3. When constructing your brief, the following are important terms or issues to be aware of. a. The Affirmative has the Burden of Proof and must provide a Prima Facie case! i. They must prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt ii. It must