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Diplomacy & Politics Glossary
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10 entriesAd Hominem
An ad hominem attack targets a person’s character instead of addressing their…
Ad Populum Fallacy
A logical Fallacy that argues a claim is true because many people believe it.
Advantage
In policy debate, an "advantage" is a constructive argument showing that the…
Affirmative Case
The structured set of arguments presented by the affirmative team to support…
Alternative Disadvantage
An argument that presents a different Disadvantage to the same plan or…
Argument Collapse
A debate moment when one side's case loses its logical or evidentiary basis…
Argument Selection
The strategic process of choosing which claims, evidence, and lines of…
Author Indict
A rhetorical move in competitive debate where one side challenges the…
Author Quals
Shorthand in competitive debate for the credentials of an evidence card's…
Authority Fallacy
Accepting a Claim as true solely because an authority figure endorses it,…