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TemplatesLearning & study · Debate prep
Debate prep
When a team gets ready for a class or club debate and prepares its arguments, evidence, expected rebuttals and roles in one document
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Debate prep
- Debate date
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- Our side
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- Team size
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- Assignee
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Write the motion and your main argument, then collect material in the Supporting source list.
Motion and argument
1.
Write the motion exactly as given.
2.
Write your main argument in one sentence.
3.
Write your strongest piece of evidence in one line.
Supporting source
One line per piece of evidence. Always include the source link.
Supporting source
| Evidence | Type | Source | Persuasiveness | Assignee | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One similar case | Example | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| One expert opinion | Expert | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| One relevant statistic | Statistics | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
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- Expert
- Source
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- Persuasiveness
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- Assignee
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- Notes
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- Type
- Statistics
- Source
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- Persuasiveness
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Expected rebuttals and responses
| Expected rebuttal | Response | AssigneeAssignee | ReadyCheckbox |
|---|---|---|---|
| It costs too much | Show evidence of long-term savings | Empty | Unchecked |
| It's unrealistic | Point to places where it's already been done | Empty | Unchecked |
| It has side effects | Suggest ways to address them | Empty | Unchecked |
- Expected rebuttal
- It costs too much
- Response
- Show evidence of long-term savings
- Assignee
- Empty
- Ready
- Unchecked
- Expected rebuttal
- It's unrealistic
- Response
- Point to places where it's already been done
- Assignee
- Empty
- Ready
- Unchecked
- Expected rebuttal
- It has side effects
- Response
- Suggest ways to address them
- Assignee
- Empty
- Ready
- Unchecked
Roles and order
| No.Number | Role | AssigneeAssignee | MinutesNumber |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Opening statement | Empty | 3 |
| 2 | Rebuttal | Empty | 3 |
| 3 | Counter-rebuttal | Empty | 2 |
| 4 | Closing statement | Empty | 2 |
- No.
- 1
- Role
- Opening statement
- Assignee
- Empty
- Minutes
- 3
- No.
- 2
- Role
- Rebuttal
- Assignee
- Empty
- Minutes
- 3
- No.
- 3
- Role
- Counter-rebuttal
- Assignee
- Empty
- Minutes
- 2
- No.
- 4
- Role
- Closing statement
- Assignee
- Empty
- Minutes
- 2
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Wrote the main argument in one sentence.
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Noted a source for each piece of evidence.
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Prepared a response to each rebuttal.