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Climb the Mountain Speech
& Debate Foundation Climb the Mountain
provides support for coaches, students, and judges to build a bigger and even
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Flowing
Debates Flowing
is taking notes on the arguments in a debate Taking notes in a debate is different from other kinds of notes. Why? The debaters will make many arguments—hopefully arguments that
directly respond to opponent arguments. The debaters will make many, many points—it is nearly if not
completely impossible to remember them all. How do you flow? When a debater presents an argument, write down the following: ·
The
number or letter of the argument. ·
The
“tag”-the main argument claim. ·
The
source (usually just the name and date--though listen for the qualifications). ·
The
reason, statistic or fact the evidence provides to support the tag. As you write down these parts of an argument,
use abbreviations.
=
increases SQ = status quo Etc. Here is an example: 1. US. Econ. fail. Elpha ‘14 will see 2% GNP drop. Inflation come back FLOWING RESPONSES TO ARGUMENTS To write down a debater’s responses to an argument, draw an arrow to
the right of your opponent’s argument and begin flowing
the debater’s responses. Here is an example:
OVER THE COURSE OF THE DEBATE, YOU’LL NEED A WELL LAID OUT “FLOWSHEET”
FOR ALL OF THE NOTETAKING YOU WILL DO Key Things: 1. Use one sheet of paper for each main argument (for one key section
in the affirmative case, one flowsheet for a
disadvantage, one flowsheet for an LD negative
case, etc.) 2. Create columns for each speech. --Policy, 7 columns (the 2nc and 1nr speeches are flowed in the same
column)
--LD, 5 columns
--Public Forum, 8 columns See the
policy example above but change to pro and con speeches Flowing requires practice. You should flow the debates you will watch
for this judge training. If at all possible, find a way to watch debates and
take notes of them using the flowing information above. Return to Judging Short Policy Debate Return to Judging Short LD Debate Return to Judging Short Public Forum
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