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Debate Practice Game

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    Debate Motions
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  • The "burden of proof" is usually with the ______ team.
    proposition
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  • Laying out a clear model/mechanism is most important for _______ motions.
    policy
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  • "THR" stands for...
    This House Regrets
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  • Give 2 arguments for abolishing nuclear weapons and 2 arguments for keeping them around.
    Responses will vary.
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  • "PEEL" stands for...
    Point, Explain, Example, Link
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  • The people who are affected by the debate are the ________.
    stakeholders
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  • Who is responsible for the division of the argument (signposting)?
    The first speaker
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  • What type of motion? THBT Russia will win the war against Ukraine.
    Motion of fact.
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  • What type of motion? THBT China's treatment of the Uighurs amounts to genocide.
    Motion of fact/value (a bit of both)
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  • What type of motion? THBT the U.S. will invade another Middle Eastern country in the next decade.
    Motion of fact
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  • What type of motion? THS the expansion of NATO.
    motion of policy
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  • Argue for or against: THBT the West should look to establish diplomatic relationships with the Taliban government.
    Responses will vary.
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  • Give 3 arguments for the opposition: The Vietnamese government should discourage families from having more than one child due to the impact of overpopulation on the environment.
    Responses will vary.
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  • Describe a model for this policy: THW grant non-citizen immigrants the right to vote.
    Responses will vary.
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  • Describe a model for this policy: THW lower the voting age.
    Responses will vary.
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