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Computer Login InformationUsername: tmp_dcampPassword: LetsTalk2012
Alejandres Gannon, UC Berkeley
I cut my first card!!
Good DebatersCan persuasively convince the judge their
argument is better than their opponents argumentDeliveryContent
Researching is about producing the best possible content you can for a debate
Why Research?Research wins debatesResearch is fun!Research gets creative
Just one more card mom, promise!
What to ResearchResearch should produce arguments that you
can read in a debateWhat form do these argument take?How do I organize arguments?What am I looking for?How do I get from a google search to a
completed file?
Basic Research TipsNo scientific formula for how to researchStart with broad searches to investigate
where the literature is going
Intermediate Research Tips“Finance Reform Will
Pass”Picking the Right
LanguageFollowing the LitFootnotes!
Ultra-Advanced Research Tip
How Not to Research“High speed rail”
and “nuclear war”Ignoring opposing
evidenceMillion cards, one
argumentDebate search
terms (key, solves, etc)
Truth½ a file
Maybe this aff doesn’t cause nuclear war…
Cutting an AffirmativeStart with solvency mechanism, not harms
areaWhat’s the trick?Angle against common neg arguments
Big stick (impact) affSmall (link) affSquirrelly affKritik aff
Classic squirrely aff
Cutting a DisadvantageStart with the link
General topic linksSpecific links
Uniqueness comes lastWhy?
Impact diversityImpacts that outweigh the affImpacts that turn the aff
Cutting a Case negStart with the 1ACCounterplans and other solvency mechanismsCase
Everything is fine Impact defense Squo solves
The aff is irrelevant Solvency
Disadvantage links
Internets ShortcutsNew tab – Ctrl+TNew window – Ctrl+NOpen in new window - Middle
click/Ctrl+ClickMove to next window - Ctrl+TabMove to last window - Ctrl+Shift+TabClose tab - Ctrl+WSelect URL - F6 (Command-L)
Google TricksExact phrase search - “X and Y”Exclude a word - -querySynonyms - ~queryWebsite restriction – site:google.comWildcard – “a * saved is a * earned”Around – query AROUND (4) queryFiletype – filetype:pdf
Sources
Topic specific sourcesEno Center for TransportationPlanetizenRAND Infrastructure and TransportationThe Transportation PoliticHeritage Foundation TransportationTransportation ExpertsTransportation Research Board
What is processing?The final product of researchWhat you aim to arrive at when you take
articles from the internet and convert them into evidence cards
Things to Have When ProcessingTagCiteCard
What is a Tag?Short summary of the argument your card
makesWhy have a tag?
Convey your argumentFlowability
What should be included in a tag?Claim – argument the card makesWarrant – why that argument is true
Good tag, bad tag!1. Solves oil dependence2. The aff is the apotheosis of the capitalist
death machine which threatens to be, for the first time in the age of humanity, that which brings upon us our imminent doom in the fiery splash of the decadence of greed and filth
3. Warming is real and anthropogenic – models and scientific consensus are on our side
What is a Cite?Why have a cite?What to include in a cite?
Author nameAuthor qualificationsDate publishedArticle nameSource (Newspaper, Journal name, etc)URL/Database found
Good cite!Langford, Lieutenant Colonel US Army, ‘4 (Gary, May 3, “Power Projection Platforms: An Essential Element of Future National Security Strategy” US Army War College, http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA423647)
What is a card?What to do:
Include the entire text of what you’re usingDon’t cut off paragraphsUnderline well!
Final Product
Verbatimpaperlessdebate.com
RequirementsPC – Office 2010Mac – Office 2011
Word Ribbon
Processing fast handsCopy - Ctrl-C (Command-C)Paste - Ctrl-V (Command-V)Cut - Ctrl-X (Command-X)Undo - Ctrl-Z (Command-Z)Redo - Ctrl-Y (Command-Y)Select all - Ctrl-A (Command-A)Switch windows – Alt+Tab (4-finger swipe/F3)Select paragraph - Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Up/DownSelect word - Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Left/Right
Sources
Google TricksExact phrase search - “X and Y”Exclude a word - -querySynonyms - ~queryWebsite restriction – site:google.comWildcard – “a * saved is a * earned”Around – query AROUND (4) queryFiletype – filetype:pdf
LexisWithin
Words - w/# (eg. obama w/25 political capital)Paragraph – w/pSentence – w/s
Wildcards* - wom*n! - transport!
atleast#(word) - atleast25(transportation)()OR, AND
Topic specific sourcesEno Center for TransportationPlanetizenRAND Infrastructure and TransportationThe Transportation PoliticHeritage Foundation TransportationTransportation ExpertsTransportation Research Board
Find it!“Oil Dependence Threatens Economic Stability” Feb, 2011
Steps1.Google it2.Copy and paste the article into Word/Verbatim3.Underline the card4.Give the card a tag5.Give the card a cite