Unit 9: Full-Round Strategy

1. 1. Collapsing a round means:

   Repeating every contention equallyGiving up entirelyFocusing most remaining time on your strongest, clearest-winning argumentRefusing to answer cross-examination

2. 2. Final Focus should generally:

   Narrow to one or two decisive, clearly-stated reasons to winIntroduce brand-new argumentsRepeat the entire case from the constructiveAvoid mentioning any weighing mechanism

3. 3. True or False?

   "If a rebuttal consistently runs over time in practice, the best fix is usually to speak faster rather than trim content."

   TrueFalse

4. 4. If an opponent completely drops your strongest contention, you should:

   Explicitly flag the drop for the judge and consider collapsing onto itAssume it doesn't matterQuietly move on without mentioning itBring up an unrelated new argument instead

5. 5. Before standing up for a rebuttal or summary, a debater should:

   Skip straight to final focusConcede automaticallyIgnore the flow and stick to a rigid pre-written planQuickly scan the flow to see which arguments on both sides are still alive

6. 6. True or False?

   "Preparing both long and short versions of a contention's extension helps you adapt speech time to what the live round needs."

   TrueFalse

Plan a time budget for a 4-minute rebuttal against a two-contention opposing case, and write the exact line you would use to flag a dropped argument if one occurred.