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Chapter 18: Supporting Your Views

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Choose the best word, words, or phrase from the bank to correctly complete each sentence.

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compromise
argument
rebuttal
accommodation
brief
proposition
avoidance
collaboration
refute
format

1.

is a strategy in which an individual withdraws or denies the existence of a problem.
2.

A/An is the statement of the point to be debated.
3.

An outline of both the affirmative and the negative cases is called a/an .
4.

When differences are minimized and smoothed over, it is known as .
5.

A reason for favoring one side of a proposition (including the facts that support the reason) is known as a/an .
6.

To offer evidence to show why an opponent's arguments are false is to something.
7.

is the most ideal strategy for conflict resolution.
8.

The specifies the order in which debaters will speak and the amount of time they will be allowed.
9.

is the act of countering an opponent's attacks on your arguments.
10.

When each party gives up something to meet in the middle, it is called .
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