(Communication & Theatre)
- The brief handbook format makes the book adaptable to a variety of coaching styles and levels. Pg.___
- An excellent chapter on research and preparation for parliamentary debate tournaments gives students a practical and constructive guide. Pg.___
- Elements includes a complete transcript of a parliamentary debate allowing students to become familiar with the process by studying a realistic model. Pg.___
- Priced affordably, Elements serves as either a main text or supplement. Pg.___
I. ELEMENTS OF DEBATE.
1. The Parliamentary Experience.
2. Resolutions-Modes and Types.
3. Research.
4. What is an Argument? Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning.
5. Building Arguments-State, Explain, Support, Conclude.
6. Fallacies.
II. ELEMENTS OF CASES.
1. Government Burdens.
2. Opposition Burdens.
3. Defining the Resolution.
4. Factual and the Value Resolutions.
5. Policy Resolutions.
6. Refutation and Rebuttal.
7. Rebuttal Speeches.
8. Time/Space Cases.
III. ELEMENTS OF THE ROUND.
1. Prep Time.
2. Speaker’s Roles.
3. POIs and POOs.
4. Flowing and Listening.
5. Delivery.
6. Wit and Humor.
7. Audience Analysis.
8. Understanding the Judge’s Decision.
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