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Probability is how likely an event is to occur. For instance, nuclear war has a relatively low probability, while a minor cyberattack has a fairly high probability. A word of caution: while the probability of an event is tied to the real world, a debate around an unresponded argument would have an almost 100% chance of happening. So, if a team made an argument that there would be a nuclear war and the other team did not respond to it, the probability would be high.
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Affirmative Constructive
The affirmative constructive, or first affirmative constructive in some events, is when the pro team lays out their reasons for affirming the resolution.
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Case
A case is a prewritten speech given in a constructive and generally consists of contentions or advantages.
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Constructive
Constructives are the first speech(es) in a round. They are used for teams to lay out their positions and in some event types, respond to their opponents.
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Contention
A contention is another word for an argument.
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Cross examination
Cross examination is when one team asks questions of the other.
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