Debate Flashcards
(36 cards)
1
Q
The supporting side
A
Affirmative
2
Q
The judge
A
Adjudicator
3
Q
The topic
A
Motion
4
Q
The negative side
A
Opposition
5
Q
Difference of opinion
A
Dispute
6
Q
Surround
A
Revolve
7
Q
Clear (weaker)
A
Apparent
8
Q
A lot
A
Abundant
9
Q
Comebacks (n.)
A
Rebuttal
10
Q
Lower the severity with words
A
Downplay
11
Q
A logical ____
A
Fallacy
12
Q
Misguide
A
Mislead
13
Q
Not a match
A
Incompatible
14
Q
Related (n.)
A
Relevance
15
Q
Sth that is believed to be true
A
Assumption
16
Q
An example
A
Illustration
17
Q
Not explicitly mention
A
Imply
18
Q
Persuade
A
Convince
19
Q
Rational
A
Logical
20
Q
Clear (stronger)
A
Obvious
21
Q
A lot disagreement in a given topic (adj.)
A
Controversial
22
Q
Key idea
A
Crux
23
Q
Demonstrate
A
Depict
24
Q
Inflate the degree
A
Exaggerate
25
Without proof
Groundless
26
Objective
Impartial
27
Not true/ accepted
Invalid
28
Rebut
Refute
29
To ____ problems
Resolve
30
With room for discussion
Debatable
31
To make worse
Aggravate
32
Plausible
Viable
33
Decrease tension
Defuse
34
Difficult to handle
Thorny
35
To make less severe
Alleviate
36
To make sb not do Sth
Dissuade (sb) from (Sth)
