Debate Strategy


Strategic Steps Preparing
Outline case (or case and plan)
Be negative to your own affirmative
Invite criticism
Know the terminology
Evidence Evaluate your evidence
Read and know your evidence
Organize - Evidence cards and briefs
Explore the unusual
Practice! Thinking on your feet
Quick, clear and formal
Listen - (game playing)
Nearly memorize the speech
It's all about your judge Reading your judge
Reason vs. emotion
Learn from your losses
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