| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Affirmative | the side that favors changing the status quo to confirm to the debate resolution |
| Negative | the side that opposes the affirmative postion and therefore the resoltion. Defends the status quo. |
| Status Quo | the present system;the existing order,that which would be changed by adopting the affirmative plans |
| Proposition | s debatable statement;a statement open to interpretation;a statement about which reasonable people may accept arguments on either sides |
| Affirmative Construct | the first speech given in a debate. this speech lays out the case or arguments and thye evidence for accptance of the resolution |
| Negative Consrtuct | the second speech in LD debate where the negative presents the negative case and evidence for rejction of the resolution and rebuts the affirmative's case for the first time |
| rebuttal | the second speech given by each debater in LD where they present arguments in oppososition to the other person's position |
| Cross examination | a debate format in which debaters are permitted to ask direct questions of an opponent during specifified time periods, usually immediately following the proponent's contructive speeches |
| Affirmative Construct (AC) | 6 minutes |
| Negative Cross Examination of the Affirmative (NCEA) | 3 minutes |
| Negative Constructive Speech (NC) | 7 minutes |
| Affirmative Cross Examination of the Negative (ACEN) | 3 minutes |
| 1st Afirmative Rebuttal (1stAR) | 4 minutes |
| Negative Rebuttal (NR) | 6 minutes |
| 2nd Affirmative Rebuttal (2ND R) | 3 minutes |
| Total speakisng time | 32 minutes |
| Preparation (Prep)Time | the time that eslaps prior to each debator's speech; each team has a strickly regulated amount of cumulative preperation time allocated to it for the entire debate;which the team members may utilize as they wish.The amount of time and the rules governning its use are determined by the tournament director. In LD tournament prep time is usually 3 to 4 minutes |
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