General Information

Author/Creator

Edwards, Richard Earl, 1949-

Language

English.

Published

New York : Alpha Books, 2008.

Physical Description

viii, 375 p. ; 23 cm.

Contents/Summary

Summary

Describes the merits of competitive debate and how to effectively construct and execute a debate speech, using historic examples as guides.

Subjects

Subject

Debates and debating.

Bibliographic Information

Responsibility

by Richard E. Edwards.

Content

1. The value of debate -- 2. Making sense of argument -- 3. Getting the most out of research -- 4. Choosing the debate format that is right for you -- 5. An introduction to policy debate -- 6. Affirmative case structures in policy debate -- 7. Negative strategy in policy debate -- 8. The role of the counterplan in policy debate -- 9. Cross-examination technique in policy debate -- 10. Critiques in policy debate -- 11. An introduction to Lincoln-Douglas debate -- 12. Value hierarchies and philosophy in Lincoln-Douglas debate -- 13. Affirmative casing in Lincoln-Douglas debate -- 14. Negative strategy in Lincoln-Douglas debate -- 15. Cross-examination technique in Lincoln-Douglas debate -- 16. Format and speaker burdens in public forum debate -- 17. The media model in public forum debate -- 18. Strategy in public forum debates -- Appendixes -- A. Policy debate final round -- B. Lincoln-Douglas final round -- C. Public forum final round -- D. Organizations governing debate competition -- E. Debate resolutions from previous years -- F. Glossary of debate terms.

ISBN

9781592576937

Holdings

Item Type	Current Location	Collection	Call Number	Volume Info	Shelving Location	Public Note
Book	OSA Archivum Library	General collection	808.85 EDW		OSA Repository	Donation of School of Public Policy.

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