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Public Forum Debate
Rebuttals .
Rebuttals in Public Forum Debate

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Public Forum Debate
Rebuttals
Critical Speech
First chance you have to make your answers. Those answers will stick in the judge’s mind.
Your chance to make new arguments, though they should be made in refutation to old arguments
Difficult because you are creating new content on the fly (Constructive speeches pre- prepared; Summary & Final Focus build off of prior speeches)

3. Public Forum Debate Rebuttals
Lecture Overview
General Strategies for Constructive Speeches
Additional Ideas for Second Rebuttal
Demonstration of ways to do the Rebuttal

4. Rebuttal Approach -- General
Public Forum Debate
Rebuttals
Rebuttal Approach -- General
Answering a Contention – Korea Threat Approach
Multiple arguments
Mixed of evidenced – quoted, paraphrased, logical arguments
Clear tag line – what do you want the judge to hear and remember? “Deterrence prevents North Koran attack,” “History proves NK won’t attack”
Offensive and defensive arguments – (a) MD undermines diplomacy, (b) MD doesn’t work Start with a very good argument, end with a very good argument, especially an offensive argument
“Logical arguments” – attack evidence (qualifications, how strong it is stated, if it says that), use common knowledge, logical fallacies
Defensive arguments that support other offensive arguments
Introduce weighing – magnitude, probability, time-frame

5. Public Forum Debate Rebuttals
A Few Top Level Notes
Should Use Prep Time – First impression answering, makes sure you have strong arguments, makes other speeches easier
Ok to give a road map
Prepare in Advance (a) What arguments are in your cases?
(b) What arguments have you brainstormed?
© What arguments have you heard about?
(d) What arguments in briefing books?
(d) What arguments have you scouted? Flow – Write down what they said!

6. Rebuttal Approach #1 – Group It
Public Forum Debate
Rebuttals
Rebuttal Approach #1 – Group It
Answering a Contention – Korea Threat Sample
Deterrence solves North Korea threat – evidence, paraphrased or quoted
Common knowledge – “North Korea has tested lots of missiles before and never attacked”
Missile defense intercepts fail – evidence
Missile defense undermines the Sunshine policy; Sunshine best hope for peace
Missile defense causes Chinese development
China arms development overwhelms the system

7. Rebuttal Approach #1 – Point by Point
Public Forum Debate
Rebuttals
Rebuttal Approach #1 – Point by Point
Answering a Contention – Korea Threat Sample
Deterrence solves North Korea threat – evidence, paraphrased or quoted
Common knowledge – “North Korea has tested lots of missiles before and never attacked”
Missile defense intercepts fail – evidence
Missile defense undermines the Sunshine policy; Sunshine best hope for peace
Missile defense causes Chinese development
China arms development overwhelms the system
NK is a threat to SK and the US
NK recently test an ICBM
We need to deploy missile defense to shoot-down missiles
We need to take a hardline approach to NK
China is a threat

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Public Forum Debate
Rebuttals
Second Rebuttal
Address key arguments from the first rebuttals, at least those you need to make major answers to
Try to minimize prep time use – you had another Rebuttal to prepare

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Public Forum Debate
Rebuttals
Second Rebuttal
Address key arguments from the first rebuttals, at least those you need to make major answers to
Even greater priority for turns last