adjudicator |
Person who judges a debate. |
affirmative |
Team which supports the moot. |
after = because |
An example of faulty logic. |
attacking the person |
Criticising the speaker instead of what they have said. |
case |
All the points which support an argument. |
chairperson |
Person who runs a meeting |
circular argument |
One which fails to prove the point, but assumes that it is true instead. |
define |
To explain the meaning of. |
doubtful authority |
To support an argument by referring to a person who is not accepted as an expert, or a text not based on sufficient research. |
emotional argument |
One based on feelings, not logic. |
empathise/empathy: |
Understand and have feelings for (someone). |
empty argument |
An argument which has no real reasons. |
facts |
Can be proven true or false (opposite: opinions). |
generalisation |
A statement about a group of people or objects which claims to be true for all of them. |
gesture |
Hand or arm movement to emphasise points in a speech. |
interjection |
An interruption to a speech, commenting briefly on what the speaker is saying. |
irrelevant conclusion |
An idea claimed, wrongly, to be proven by the arguments put forward. |
limited example |
An example which applies in only a few situations, so cannot be a general argument. |
logic |
Reasoned thinking in which cause and effect are clear. |
moot |
The topic of the debate, always expressed as "That …". |
moot |
The topic to be debated. |
negative |
Team which opposes the moot. |
point of misrepresentation |
Formal claim that you did not say what another speaker says you did. |
point of order |
Formal claim that rules are not being followed. |
procedure |
Way things are done (kawa). |
proposition |
A claim that something is true; the topic of a debate. |
rebuttal |
To argue against the opponents' case. |
refute |
To prove something is wrong (NB does not just mean 'disagree'). |
stance |
The way someone stands. |
stating the obvious |
An argument which claims something which everyone already knows. |
summary/summarise |
Write or say the main points of something; conclusion. |
timekeeper |
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. |
