From the Book - Regular Print
Chapter 1 Overview of Public Forum Debate 1 --
Determining the Winner 8 --
Chapter 2 Overview of Congressional Debate 11 --
Electing the Presiding Officer and Setting the Agenda 13 --
Speaking, Precedence, and Recency 15 --
Chapter 3 Argument Construction 19 --
Elements of an Argument 19 --
Filling in the Gaps 27 --
Chapter 4 Congressional Debate Legislation 31 --
Types of Legislation 31 --
Structure of a Bill 34 --
Structure of a Resolution 37 --
Structure of a Constitutional Amendment 39 --
Constitutionality, Funding, and Enforcement 44 --
Chapter 5 Speech Construction in Congressional Debate 51 --
Sponsorship Speeches 62 --
Style in Congressional Debate Speeches 67 --
Chapter 6 Resolutional Analysis in Public Forum Debate 75 --
Understanding Resolutions 76 --
Types of Resolutions 77 --
Chapter 7 Constructive Speeches in Public Forum Debate 83 --
Strategic Case Construction 89 --
Practice and Delivery 90 --
Chapter 8 Questioning and Crossfire 93 --
Structure of Questioning 93 --
Goals of Questioning 95 --
Effective Questioning 103 --
Open- and Close-ended Questions 104 --
Congressional Questioning Specifics 108 --
Public Forum Crossfire Specifics 110 --
Chapter 9 Debate: Refutation, Rebuttal, and Summary 113 --
Flowing in Congressional Debate 116 --
Flowing in Public Forum Debate 122 --
Responding: Refutation and Rebuttal 125 --
Offense and Defense in Debate 129 --
Responding in Congressional Debate 130 --
Responding in Public Forum Debate 136 --
Chapter 10 Crystallization and the Final Focus 143 --
Goals of Crystallization 144 --
Final Focus in Public Forum Debate 149 --
Crystallization in Congressional Debate 151 --
Chapter 11 Congressional Debate Procedure 157 --
Beginning the Session 157 --
During the Session 160 --
Points of Information and Points of Order 164 --
Ending the Session 165 --
Recency and Precedence 166 --
Gaveling and Selection Procedures 168 --
Recognizing Questioners 171 --
Chapter 12 Preparing For Tournaments 175 --
Preparation in Congressional Debate 175 --
Preparation in Public Forum Debate 176 --
Chapter 13 Competing at Tournaments 187 --
Tournament Structure 187 --
Interaction with Judges 193 --
Maintaining Mental Awareness 196.
