文档介绍：Adjudicating BP Debates Steve Johnson University of Alaska Argumentation Argument is movement Argument is movement ? move an audience ? advance positions ? sway opponents ? redirect questioning ? follow lines of argument ? take logical leaps ? retreat from claims ? push issues ? drive points home ? come to conclusions ? arrive at a decision ? move an audience ? advance positions ? sway opponents ? redirect questioning ? follow lines of argument ? take logical leaps ? retreat from claims ? push issues ? drive points home ? come to conclusions ? arrive at a decision Points of Stasis Points of Stasis ? Predictable places at which arguments pause ? A point of clash peting arguments. ? Useful to evaluate opposing arguments ? Predictable places at which arguments pause ? A point of clash peting arguments. ? Useful to evaluate opposing arguments Points of Stasis Points of Stasis 2 Types: PROPOSITIONS : The general point in the debate at which the Proposition ’ s arguments clash with the Opposition ’s ISSUES : The specific points within the proposition over which the Prop and the Opp disagree 2 Types: PROPOSITIONS : The general point in the debate at which the Proposition ’ s arguments clash with the Opposition ’s ISSUES : The specific points within the proposition over which the Prop and the Opp disagree Propositions Propositions PROPOSITIONS : The general point in the debate at which the Proposition ’ s arguments clash with the Oppositions Propositions identify the relevant territory for the debate (and exclude the irrelevant territory) 1. Propositions divide the Prop territory from the Opp territory PROPOSITIONS : The general point in the debate at which the Proposition ’ s arguments clash with the Oppositions Propositions identify the relevant territory for the debate (and exclude the irrelevant territory) 1. Propositions divide the Prop territory from the Opp territory The Proposition The Proposition PROP OPP Propositions