1. Lincoln
Douglass
Debate
One-on-one
Philosophical
Debate

2. Overview
of
the debate
Let’s start
with...

3. AFFIRMATIVE
constructive
BASIC
Organization
(4 min)
Introduction
Body
Conclusion

4. BASIC
Organization
NEGATIVE
CrossExamination
(2 min)
to confirm
damaging facts
and elicit
damaging
admissions

5. NEGATIVE
Constructive
BASIC
Organization
(4 min)
Introduction
Body
Conclusion

6. BASIC
Organization
AFFIRMATIVE
CrossExamination
(2 min)
to confirm
damaging facts
and elicit
damaging
admissions

7. BASIC
Organization
AFFIRMATIVE
Rebuttal
(2 min)
Refute points made
by the Negative and
restate own case

8. BASIC
Organization
Negative
Rebuttal
(4 min)
attack all of
Affirmative’s points
and review own
case

9. BASIC
Organization
AFFIRMATIVE
Rebuttal
(2 min)
Final speech!
Sum it up!

10. Resolved: The United States has a
moral obligation to mitigate
international conflicts.

11. Define Your
Terms
Resolved: The United States has a
moral obligation to mitigate
international conflicts.

12. Define Your
Terms
Definition = Meaning + Source
Merriam Webster Dictionary

13. Define Your Terms
moral = concerning or relating to what is right and
wrong in human behavior
obligation = something that you must do because it
is morally right
to mitigate = to make (something) less severe,
harmful, or painful
international = involving two or more countries
conflicts = strong disagreement between people,
groups, etc

14. THE
Thing
that
we
like
VALUE
premise

15. THE
Thing
that
we
like
Justice
Democracy
Peace
Freedom
VALUE
premise
the So What?

16. HOW
we
measure
our
value
Justice -->
VAlue
criterion
Fairness in how
defendants are
treated

17. HOW
we
measure
our
value
Peace -->
VAlue
criterion
A reduction
in armed warfare
between
nations

18. Define your
terms
and
decide on a
value
and a
Value
Criterion
Resolved:
In the United States
criminal justice
system, truthseeking ought to
take precedence
over attorneyclient privilege.
(November/
December 2013)