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Refutation basics

Refutation basics. BY KENI SABATH FOR NO LIMITS DEBATE CAMP. What it is . Offensive arguments v. Defensive arguments Why I win v. Why I don’t lose To win a debate , you must show both why you win and why the other team’s arguments don’t mean that you lose.

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Refutation basics

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  1. Refutation basics BY KENI SABATH FOR NO LIMITS DEBATE CAMP

  2. What it is • Offensive arguments v. Defensive arguments • Why I win v. Why I don’t lose • To win a debate, you must show both why you win and why the other team’s arguments don’t mean that you lose. • Speaker 1: Bananas are better than apples because they contain more potassium. • Speaker 2: Circles are better than squares because their shape is more pleasing to the eye. • NO Clash! • So Refutation is why I don’t lose, why they are wrong.

  3. ON-CASE REFUTATION (VS. OFF-CASE) • OFFENSE • LINK TURN • IMPACT TURN • CASE TURN • DEFENSE • NO LINK • NO WARRANT • NOT TRUE • ETC… BE COMPARATIVE

  4. BASICALLY… • BE SKEPTICAL • FOCUS ON ASSUMPTIONS • ASK ABOUT TRICKY DEFINITIONS AND FRAMEWORK ARGUMENTS [VALUE/VC/OBSERVATIONS] • POINT OUT FLAWS • *ARGUE AGAINST WHAT THEY SAID, NOT WHAT THEY MEANT TO SAY • USE CX TO CLARIFY

  5. AT: VALUE CRITERION • NO BRIGHTLINE • NO BRINK • TAUTOLOGICAL REASONING • REASONS TO PREFER • PRE-REQUISITE • STRONGER LINK TO VALUE (VIOLATION OR CONTEXT) • AGENT’S OBLIGATION • REAL WORLD • CANNOT MEET

  6. AT: CONTENTIONS NOT TRUE NO SOLVENCY EMPIRICS > ANALYTICS [EMPIRICALLY DENIED] BAD AUTHOR / OUT OF DATE DOES NOT MATTER NON-UNIQUE NOT COMPARATIVE NO LINK TO STANDARD OUTWEIGH * BAD STATISTIC MISSING LINK

  7. *WEIGHING PROBABILITY MAGNITUDE DURATION REVERSIBILITY TIMEFRAME

  8. AT: CONTENTIONS • LOGICAL FALLACIES • MISSING CLAIM, WARRANT, INTERNAL WARRANT, OR IMPACT • SLIPPERY SLOPE FALLACY • IS-OUGHT FALLACY • APPEAL TO AUTHORITY • CORRELATION, NOT CAUSATION

  9. 4 Steps of refutation • STEP 1: They say…. • Step 2: “But I disagree….” • Step 3: “Because ….” • Step 4: “Therefore….”

  10. eXAMPLE • Nations should open their borders to immigration. • Silence means consent. • Science is more dangerous than religion.

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