Assumptions, Arguments, and Refutations: pp. 30-33

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1. What is an assumption? Why do they exist in debate? How do good debaters deal with them?
2. Why are assumptions hard to deal with?
3. What questions should you ask yourself to find an assumption within an argument?
4. Why (at some level) will you eventually have to stop questioning assumptions?

Answering the VP and Criteria: pp. 29-30

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1. Why is it important to resolve the VP and criterion debate?
2. What questions should you ask your opponent in cross-ex in relation to their VP and criterion?
3. What things should you be attacking at this level of the debate? Why is it bad to simply call their VP "bad"?

Refutation: pp. 26 - 28

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1. In your own words, define "signposting."
2. What is the difference between offensive and defensive arguments? Which is better?
3. Pick one of the five types of arguments in Table 1.3 and explain it in your own words.
4. Why is step three of refutation so important?

Prep Time and Cross-Ex: pp. 25 - 26

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1. What is your goal in cross-examination?
2. How long is prep time? When in the round can it be used?

Evidence: pp. 21 - 24

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1. A good piece of evidence contains what three components?
2. Evidence should serve as the __________ to your own argument.
3. When citing the source of your evidence, what important pieces of information need to be included?
4. What are blocks? Why are they important? When are they made?

Value Premise and Criterion: pp. 17 - 20

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1. What's another term for criterion?
2. Why should you always explain the connection between the premise and criterion?
3. What is the difference between a "statement" and a "concept" criterion?
4. Why is a more specific criterion best?

Logic: pp. 13 - 17

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1. LD is a debate of values, which can't be proven true or false. The authors use the silly "Diet Coke" example, but can you think of an example of when values are prioritized?
2. Identify the following examples as either "inductive" or "deductive" reasoning: a. Ohio is in the United States. Canton is in Ohio. Therefore, Canton is in the United States. b. Spain and Portugal are near each other, and have similar languages. Denmark and Norway are near each other, and have similar languages. Therefore, countries that are near each other have similar languages.
3. The book mentions some common fallacies that debaters make in their argumentation. Identify the examples below with the correct logical fallacy: a. You should never gamble. Once you start, you won't be able to stop. Eventually, you'll turn to crime to support your gambling habit. b. Immigration to the U.S. has increased. Recently, the minimum wage went up. Increased immigration led to the increase in minimum wage. c. You cannot listen to Carrie Daily's ideas because she is a liberal. Liberal speaker's ideas are not worth listening to. Since Carrie Daily is liberal, you can't listen to her ideas.