Unit 3: Research and Evidence

1. 1. A cut card includes:

   Only a website URLOnly the debater's paraphraseA summary written after the round endsA citation and the direct quoted text from a source

2. 2. True or False?

   "Paraphrased evidence still needs to be a fair and accurate representation of the source."

   TrueFalse

3. 3. Which is a red flag for weak evidence?

   A recent CBO reportAn anonymous blog post with no disclosed sourcingA government dataset with clear methodologyA peer-reviewed journal article

4. 4. Clipping is a violation because:

   It requires extra prep timeIt is only a problem in CrossfireIt makes speeches too shortIt falsely claims evidence was read when it was not

5. 5. True or False?

   "Recency of a source matters more on fast-changing topics like economic policy."

   TrueFalse

6. 6. What should a team do if an opponent challenges the accuracy of their paraphrased evidence?

   Change the topic in CrossfireRefuse to discuss itProvide the full original source text for comparisonEnd their speech early

Find one real statistic relevant to a current PF-style topic and cut it into a proper card.