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- 2. 1) What’s aresolution 2) What’s a contention 3) what’s evidence SoFar...
- 3. 1) How dowe read a resolution? 2) How do we create contentions? Benefit vs. principle 3) What kinds of evidence are there? How do we evaluate evidence? 4) How do we prepare a constructive? 5) How do we prepare for crossfire? 6) What are the qualities of a good public speaker? Whatdo we need toknow?
- 4. The benefits ofAmerican drone strikes against foreign targets outweigh the harms. See this resolution What do we need to know?
- 5. The benefits ofAmerican drone strikes against foreign targets outweigh the harms. See this resolution What is this?
- 6. The benefits ofAmerican drone strikes against foreign targets outweigh the harms. See this resolution Which foreign targets?
- 7. The benefits ofAmerican drone strikes against foreign targets outweigh the harms. See this resolution What are these?
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- 14. FULKERSON’S CRITERIA Sufficiency Accuracy Relevance Typicality Is theevidence correct and recent? Is the evidence representative? Does the evidence connect with the claim? Is there enough evidence?
- 15. TYPES OF EVIDENCE •Datafrom Personal Experience •Data from Observation of Field Experience •Data from Interviews, Questionnaires, Surveys •Data from Library or Internet Research •Testimony •Statistical Data •Hypothetical Examples, Cases, and Scenarios •Reasoned Sequence of Ideas When I was in Middle School, my math teacher gave us so much homework that I had to quit both my guitar class and my basketball club in order to keep up.
- 16. TYPES OF EVIDENCE •Datafrom Personal Experience •Data from Observation of Field Experience •Data from Interviews, Questionnaires, Surveys •Data from Library or Internet Research •Testimony •Statistical Data •Hypothetical Examples, Cases, and Scenarios •Reasoned Sequence of Ideas In an informal survey of my fellow students, 80% of Shorewood students said that homework decreases their love of learning.
- 17. TYPES OF EVIDENCE •Datafrom Personal Experience •Data from Observation of Field Experience •Data from Interviews, Questionnaires, Surveys •Data from Library or Internet Research •Testimony •Statistical Data •Hypothetical Examples, Cases, and Scenarios •Reasoned Sequence of Ideas The PEW research center interviewed the top researchers in education and asked them whether homework is unfair to students who come from homes with lower incomes. 85% of them said it was.
- 18. TYPES OF EVIDENCE •Datafrom Personal Experience •Data from Observation of Field Experience •Data from Interviews, Questionnaires, Surveys •Data from Library or Internet Research •Testimony •Statistical Data •Hypothetical Examples, Cases, and Scenarios •Reasoned Sequence of Ideas According to the Rand Corporation, in the last 20 years, homework has increased in the lower grade levels, and this increase is associated with neutral (and sometimes negative) effects on student achievement.
- 19. TYPES OF EVIDENCE •Datafrom Personal Experience •Data from Observation of Field Experience •Data from Interviews, Questionnaires, Surveys •Data from Library or Internet Research •Testimony •Statistical Data •Hypothetical Examples, Cases, and Scenarios •Reasoned Sequence of Ideas John Mulder, a teacher fromYpislanti, Michigan, told the Daily News,“After ten years of teaching, I’ve realized that homework only serves to deaden students’ appetite for real learning and exploration.
- 20. TYPES OF EVIDENCE •Datafrom Personal Experience •Data from Observation of Field Experience •Data from Interviews, Questionnaires, Surveys •Data from Library or Internet Research •Testimony •Statistical Data •Hypothetical Examples, Cases, and Scenarios •Reasoned Sequence of Ideas Tthe amount of homework the average American 10th grader is assigned has not changed dramatically over time. In 1982, it was just under one hour per day; in 2000, the amount was just a few minutes less.
- 21. TYPES OF EVIDENCE •Datafrom Personal Experience •Data from Observation of Field Experience •Data from Interviews, Questionnaires, Surveys •Data from Library or Internet Research •Testimony •Statistical Data •Hypothetical Examples, Cases, and Scenarios •Reasoned Sequence of Ideas Imagine what would happen if teachers stopped giving homework. Students would be free to pursue the projects that interested them--writing poetry, rebuilding cars, designing clothes, learning new languages.
- 22. TYPES OF EVIDENCE •Datafrom Personal Experience •Data from Observation of Field Experience •Data from Interviews, Questionnaires, Surveys •Data from Library or Internet Research •Testimony •Statistical Data •Hypothetical Examples, Cases, and Scenarios •Reasoned Sequence of Ideas We are not the only ones who take a lot of time on homework, our teachers do as well.The teacher needs to design the homework, explain it, mark each piece individually, and tell everyone what they got right and wrong. If all this is not done then the homework loses its value... from debatepedia
- 23. TYPES OF EVIDENCE •Datafrom Personal Experience •Data from Observation of Field Experience •Data from Interviews, Questionnaires, Surveys •Data from Library or Internet Research •Testimony •Statistical Data •Hypothetical Examples, Cases, and Scenarios •Reasoned Sequence of Ideas
- 24. MOSH PITS SHOULDBE BANNED FROM ALL SEATTLE Create three contentions and find one piece of evidence to back them up .