Speaking and Listening: Formal Debate

Question 1

Read the resolution.All students should be required to wear uniforms to school.Which is the best example of an effective claim?

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D: School uniforms should not be required because they reduce individual expression.

Question 2

Javed’s teacher tells him she would like to see him improve his speaking skills in the next debate by including a rhetorical appeal. To be a more effective speaker, what is the best rhetorical appeal for Javed to add?

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D: He should add logos, with evidence to support his ideas and link them together.

Question 3

Read the description of the debate.Henrique introduced Anita and Lorenzo and explained the rules of the debate. After Henrique stated the resolution, Anita spoke first. Though Lorenzo tried to prove Anita wrong, she stuck to her support of the resolution. After both sides had spoken, the teacher announced the winner of the debate.

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C: Anita acted as the affirmative party, since she offered evidence supporting the resolution.

Question 4

A teacher watched the debate between Ren and Polina. Read the description of what he saw.Ren concentrated intensely on his notepad, furiously writing notes as Polina presented her negative claim.

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B: Don’t look down the entire time the other person is speaking.

Question 5

Which are types of formal debates? Check all that apply.Jefferson-MadisonLincoln-Douglasparliamentarypersonalpolicy

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B: Lincoln-Douglas; C: parliamentary; E: policy

Question 6

A speaker uses logos to persuade the audience when

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C: showing how evidence and ideas are linked together.

Question 7

To be a formal debate, the debate must include

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D: set rules and guidelines.

Question 8

Read the excerpt from a transcript of a debate.Resolution: Students should be allowed to leave school for lunch.Maya: Given the growing emphasis on the importance of proper nutrition, students should be allowed to leave school for lunch. The US Center for Disease Control, the CDC, has stated that hunger is a factor in poor performance in school. By allowing students to leave campus, the school is giving students more opportunities to eat a good lunch. This will, in turn, lead to better overall academic performance among students.Ori: Students should not be allowed to leave school for lunch because they have a better chance of eating a healthy, balanced meal at school. While the CDC has mentioned the impact of hunger on students, the CDC has also stated that unhealthy eating is linked to lower grades and test scores. If students leave school for lunch, there’s no guarantee that they will eat something healthy, or that they will eat lunch at all. If students leave school at lunch, their school performance will suffer.

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C: Students should not be allowed to leave school for lunch because they have a better chance of eating a healthy, balanced meal at school.

Question 9

Which is part of the final step of making an effective rebuttal?

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D: Present evidence that supports the original claim.

Question 10

Read the excerpt from a transcript of a debate.Resolution: Students should be allowed to leave school for lunch.Maya: Given the growing emphasis on the importance of proper nutrition, students should be allowed to leave school for lunch. The US Center for Disease Control, the CDC, has stated that hunger is a factor in poor performance in school. By allowing students to leave campus, the school is giving students more opportunities to eat a good lunch. This will, in turn, lead to better overall academic performance among students.Ori: Students should not be allowed to leave school for lunch because they have a better chance of eating a healthy, balanced meal at school. While the CDC has mentioned the impact of hunger on students, the CDC has also stated that unhealthy eating is linked to lower grades and test scores. If students leave school for lunch, there’s no guarantee that they will eat something healthy, or that they will eat lunch at all. If students leave school at lunch, their school performance will suffer.

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B: The US Center for Disease Control, the CDC, has stated that hunger is a factor in poor performance in school.

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