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  2. Glossary of policy debate terms - Wikipedia

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    The subjects of the debate topic, typically a government agency, is not the interlocutor; the debate rounds are not addressed to them. Within the topic of the debate, a group that enacts a certain policy action is the policy group; if by an individual, the individual is the policy leader, such as a head of state.

  3. Position paper - Wikipedia

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    Position papers are published in academia, in politics, in law and other domains. The goal of a position paper is to convince the audience that the opinion presented is valid and worth listening to. Ideas for position papers that one is considering need to be carefully examined when choosing a topic, developing an argument, and organizing the ...

  4. Debate - Wikipedia

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    The term "debate" may also apply to a more continuous, inclusive, and less formalized process through which issues are explored and resolved across a range of agencies and among the general public. For example, the European Commission in 2021 published a Green Paper on Ageing , intended to generate such a debate on "policies to address the ...

  5. Civil discourse - Wikipedia

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    John Stuart Mill's 1859 essay On Liberty is a cornerstone in the history of civil discourse. Mill argued for the freedom of expression, positing that open debate is essential for societal progress. His concept of the "marketplace of ideas" suggests that free and open debate allows the best ideas to prevail. [13]

  6. Stock issues - Wikipedia

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    In practice, most debate strategies and debate club practice regions do not consider Topicality to be a "stock issue" per se; instead, it is a high-level debate brought up by the Negative that does not excuse the Affirmative plan or case approach from defects that are not found prima facie in the resolution.

  7. British Parliamentary Style - Wikipedia

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    The first speaker from each bench is known as the PM/LO.They are responsible for defining the key terminologies, explaining the background or status quo and establishing the characterisation of the motion under which the debate will take place, along with forwarding arguments and their importance for their own teams (Opening Government or Opening Opposition).

  8. Opinion - Debate moderators failed to ask Harris the most ...

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    That put them in lockstep with their colleagues in post-debate coverage, like Daniel Dale on CNN, who actually tried to sell the narrative that Trump made 33 false claims while Harris made….one.

  9. Value criterion - Wikipedia

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    Where the value is what the debater wants to achieve, the criterion argues how to uphold the value. An argument in a Lincoln-Douglas Debate generally contains an impact or the effect of that argument (why it matters). This necessitates an objective order to determine which impacts are more important.