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Ethos Lecture: Basic Rethoric

This document provides an overview of basic rhetoric techniques and persuasive strategies for debating. It discusses the three modes of persuasion: ethos, pathos, and logos. It then outlines seven tips for effective persuasion in a debate: 1) Identify the central question or issue, 2) Address this question directly in the second rebuttal, 3) Remain calm under pressure, 4) Appear calm even when panicking, 5) Conduct yourself professionally, 6) Enjoy the debate process, and 7) Thoroughly research the issues through careful document review.

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Ethos Lecture: Basic Rethoric

This document provides an overview of basic rhetoric techniques and persuasive strategies for debating. It discusses the three modes of persuasion: ethos, pathos, and logos. It then outlines seven tips for effective persuasion in a debate: 1) Identify the central question or issue, 2) Address this question directly in the second rebuttal, 3) Remain calm under pressure, 4) Appear calm even when panicking, 5) Conduct yourself professionally, 6) Enjoy the debate process, and 7) Thoroughly research the issues through careful document review.

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Ethos Lecture

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Basic Rethoric
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Ethos: perception
Pathos: passion
Logos: logic

Persuasion
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1) Find the nexus question


- The point on which the debate turn: if they go one way to another makes the debate swing
- the judge needs to look towards what are the nexus questions
- Think about what the aff is defending: the Plan
- What the Neg will be defending: CP, DA
- A Plan and CP debate is CP competition: A net ben is something that links to the aff
- Find a solvency deficit, which the CP doesnt have
The debate of Case CP and DA: The Plan and the CP is facing each other, then a DA will be a net
ben for the neg, and adv a solvency def into the CP
A Net Ben into a squo is UQ
UQ = no X
link: Plan X
Impact: X bad
A T debate:
Aff = one interp
Neg = one interp
Competing Interp are defined by Standards
- Limits: limit the resolution neg: To respond, the aff interp needs to link into the Limits, while
the neg cant
- Predictability: our interp is predictable aff
A K debate
debating the assumptions
find out what each side is defending, and find out what is the Net Benefit
2) Address the nexus question at the top of the second rebuttal with specific lang
- the first 15 sec that is the most important instant of the debate, to say WHY we win the nexus
question
- explain to the judge in broad terms, why your winning every question of the debate
- the entire vison of how you win everything in the debate
Even if you dont win something, you will still win
- Even if --------- cont to say why your net ben out weigh
ex: Even if EU Antarctic CP doesnt completely solve, then we have a cyber-security impact
which outweighs the adv, and Even if it didnt win that, then we have a envr turn.
- Put in all the specifics at the front
3) Dont Panic
Stay Calm time is slow down
4) When you do panic act calm anyway
Judged subjectively, everything is happening in a irrational judges mind
5) Carry yourself the right way
be a good person
People dont remember who went to quarter finals, dont remember who wont remember who
won
Judges favor ppl who are perceive are good people
If the judge knows that one partner screwed up, then it makes it easier to give the decidsion.
the judge is above everything
6) have fun, enyoy debate

7) Work hard: point for persuasion, one way to get cred, is to know what were talking about
You can have a variety of arg that dont benefit off of work
If you cut a aff, then you know them. Cutting cards is about learning how those cards function
The only way to show that you know it

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