1. Debate, Day 3 EVIDENCE (PART 2) AND INTRO TO REBUTTALS

2. REVIEW: What are the 4 types of evidence?evidence 1.Statistical – numbers/percentages/data 2.Testimonial – expert opinion 3.Anecdotal – person’s experience 4.Comparative (Analogical) – comparison Remember to “S.T.A.C. YOUR EVIDENCE” to support your claim!!

3. Giving support for your reasons… CLAIM: Smoking should be banned in public places 1.Statistical – Secondhand smoke causes about 250,000 respiratory infections in infants and children every year, resulting in about 15,000 hospitalizations each year. 2.Testimonial – According to the Environmental Protection Agency, “secondhand smoke causes approximately 3,000 lung cancer deaths in nonsmokers each year.” 3.Anecdotal – Whenever I got to a restaurant and there are people smoking near me, I feel that I am breathing their smoke. This makes me a smoker even though I don’t want to be. 4.Comparative – If I sit next to a person coughing on a plane, I could get sick because I am inhaling their germs and secondhand smoke is similar because it causes damage when inhaled.

4. To prepare for REBUTTAL… BEFORE: 1.Know your team’s case inside and out. 2.Plug holes in your own speech before they are exploited by the opposing team. 3.Get into the mindset of your opponents. What will they say? DURING 1.LISTEN to their claim and evidence. Find something wrong with their argument. Ask questions for clarification, challenge sources/arguments and show evidence to prove your own challenge. 2.Prepare a rebuttal palm card as the other team speaks. 3.Relax, speak clearly, be confident.

5. EXAMPLE Develop a rebuttal for the following claim/evidence: “Texas should raise the driving age to 21 because children under the age of 21 are in more accidents than adults.”

6. Low Example of Rebuttal Adults account for a majority of motor vehicle accidents.

7. Median Example of Rebuttal Adults over the age of 20 account for more than 75% of all motor vehicle deaths. As people grow older they are much more deadly with vehicles.

8. Exemplar Rebuttal According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, adults over the age of 20 account for 92% of all motor vehicle deaths, while teenagers only account for 8%. This statistic shows that as drivers get older they are more inclined to be in a fatal car accident, yet people under the age of 20 are much less likely to. Raising the driving age to 21 would punish a community which proves to be much safer drivers.

9. DEBATE GAME! The teacher will make a claim/read a resolution and toss the ball to someone. That person MUST give evidence to support the claim (affirmative). They will then toss the ball to someone else and that person may continue to support the claim or may present evidence to refute the claim (rebuttal). Play continues until no support or rebuttals can be made.

10. EXIT TICKET Before dismissal, complete the exit ticket quiz in Edmodo.