1. Debate IV: Critical Listening & Flowcharting Doris L. W. Chang

2. Presentation Outline  What is “flow sheeting” (flowcharting)?  Why do we take a flow in a debate?  What to flow?  How to flow?  Practice time

3. What is Flow Sheeting?  It is “the term many debaters use to describe the process of taking notes during a debate” (Goodnight 15).  It is a system for taking notes that will enable the debaters to record key arguments and refute them in debate rounds.  It is the key to successful refutation and thus, the key to winning a debate.

4. Functions of Flow Sheeting?  Flow sheeting helps to  Follow the flow of the debate and accurately record all principal arguments of the debaters  It is the key to successful refutations and rebuttals in a debate  To refute: 1. summarize the arguments  2. analyze the problems of the arguments  3. show the refutation’s impact on the arguments.  Step 1 requires effective flow sheeting skills

5. What to Flow  Sample Case Flow Sheet (Goodnight 16)Case Flow Sheet  Sample Plan Flow Sheet (Goodnight 17)

6. How to Flow 1. Prepare separate flow sheets for case, plan, and others 2. See samples, partition the flow sheets, divide 8 vertical columns according to debaterssamples 3. Number the sheets for effective organization 4. Develop an abbreviation system for notes

7. 5. Use arrows to mark how arguments are refuted and answered 6. Use 2 different colors for the aff. and neg. 7. Follow individual arguments horizontally  Arguments may be organized different by various debaters, follow the arguments instead of following individual debaters’ outline How to Flow

8. Confusing Flow I. Argument 1 a. Evidence 1 b. Evidence 2 II. Argument 2 a. Evidence 1 b. Evidence 2 III. Argument 3 a. Evidence 1 b. Evidence 2 1 AC I. Refutation 2 a. Evidence 1 b. Evidence 2 II. Refutation 1 a. Evidence 1 b. Evidence 2 III. Refutation 3 a. Evidence 1 b. Evidence 2 1 NC

9. Ideal Flow I. Argument 1 a. Evidence 1 b. Evidence 2 II. Argument 2 a. Evidence 1 b. Evidence 2 III. Argument 3 a. Evidence 1 b. Evidence 2 1 AC I. Refutation 2 a. Evidence 1 b. Evidence 2 II. Refutation 1 a. Evidence 1 b. Evidence 2 III. Refutation 3 a. Evidence 1 b. Evidence 2 1 NC

10. Practice Time Read the sample argumentation-refutation speeches on LDTs and create a flow chart that 1. Outlines the aff. arguments and evidences 2. Shows how the neg. refutes the aff. Argument 3. Which arguments/evidences have been successfully refuted? 4. Which arguments have not been refuted? 5. How will you respond as the 2nd AC?

11. Work Cited Goodnight, Lynn. Getting Started in Debate. 2nd Ed. Lincolnwood, Chicago: NTC, 1994.