| Term | Definition |
|---|
| affirmative | person in L.D. who affirms the resolution |
| affirmative student congress | speech urging passage of the bill |
| case | set of arguments supporting a side |
| clash | directly refuding the opponent's arguments |
| con | public forum team against the resolution |
| contention | argument/reason |
| cross-ex | question and answer period in L.D. |
| cross-fire | period during which both public forum speakers can question and answer |
| debate | formalized argumentation |
| elims | round which determine who wins awards |
| evidence | facts used to uphold your side in a debate |
| How often do L.D. topics change? | every 2 months |
| flow | written record of a rounds arguments |
| impact | consequences/results |
| negative | person in L.D. who negates the resolution |
| piece | part of literature used as a performance |
| postings | pieces of paper that tell you information you need to compete in the next round |
| prelims | rounds that everyone competes in |
| presiding officer | student who leads student congress session |
| pro | side in public forum supporting the resolution |
| resolution | suggestion of an action that should be take in student congress; statement being argued |
| value premise | highest value in a debate round |
| dramatic interp | NFL; one person serious event |
| duo interp | 2 people performing a piece of a play |
| extemp | current event speech (30 min prep; 7 min speech) |
| extemp duo | supplemental event done by 2 people |
| humerous interp | NFL; one person doing a funny performance |
| Impromptu | supplemental event done by one person |
| lincoln-douglas debate | 101 debate about values |
| oral interp | dramatic reading of poetry and pros |
| original oratory | opinion speech |
| student congress | legislative assembly |
| FFL | Florida Forensic League |
| PFD | public forum debate; 2 on 2 debate on current events |
| NFL | National Forensic League |
| PBCFL | Palm Beach Catholic Forensic League |
| max. time for student congress speech | 3 minutes |
| max. time for interp | 10 minutes |
| max. time for extemp | 7 minutes |
| extemp speech subject | current events |
| 2 kinds of extemp speeches | domestic & international |
| L.D. is a debate of | values/philosophies |
| sides in public forum debate in NFL are determined by | coin flip |
| in extemp duo begin by determining the | ending |
| the 3 definite parts of an interp | beginning, middle, and end |
| difference between bill and resolution (congres) | bill becomes a law, and a resolution is an idea of what might become a bill |
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