Unit 2 · Lesson 4• 26 min

Contention Structure

Today's lesson

A contention is a full argument packaged with…

Quick Check

1. What is the purpose of a contention's tag line?
2. Why do most competitive PF cases run only two contentions?
3. True or False?
"A contention must include a claim, a warrant, and an impact to be complete."
4. Why might a team repeat the exact same tag-line phrase from Constructive through Final Focus?

Answer all 4 questions to check.

A challenge round will appear here shortly.

Takeaway

A contention is claim + warrant + impact under one memorable tag line.