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Complete Print Source
Can be a published book, pamphlet, tract, etc. May also be a printed copy of…
Constructive Speeches
The speeches in a debate round dedicated to introducing, building, and responding to arguments
Cross-Examination
The period immediately following each constructive speech, during which the specified opponent is allowed to…
Cut and Formatted Evidence Card
Cut and formatted evidence consists of three essential parts: An exact excerpt of the text…
Evidence
Facts, documentation, and/or testimony of others, whether directly quoted or summarized in the round, and…
Evidence Distortion
Distorting evidence is representing evidence in a way that alters the author’s meaning and includes,…
Evidence Fabrication
Fabricating evidence includes, but is not limited to: Asserting as fact information that cannot be…
Present in the Round
Any evidence or claim made in a round that is supported by a named source
Rebuttal Speeches
The speeches in a round reserved for responding to and extending existing lines of argumentation…