Modern debate its logic and strategy / Arthur N. Kruger

Analysis and development, 9. -- The debate proposition, 11. -- Interpreting and defining the terms of the proposition, 23. -- Analysis : Is there a need for changing the status quo?, 37. -- Analysis : Would the affirmative plan meet the need?, 63. -- Gathering information and evidence, 78. -- Over all strategy : Organizing individual speeches, 87. -- Attack and defense, 107. -- The logic and strategy of attack and defense, 109. -- Some basic definitions, 125. -- Descriptive hypothesisi and descriptive generalization, 146. -- Causal hypothesis and causal generalization, 146. -- Causal hypothesis and causal generalization, 161. -- Analogical hypothesis, 181. -- Material irrelevancies, 192. -- Deductive reasoning, 204. -- Organizing the answer to an argument, 256. -- Presentation, 261. -- Language, 253. -- Delivery, 274. -- The case in action, 285. -- A sample debate, 287. -- Anatomy of a debate, 309. -- Special problems, 358. -- Judging debate, 361. -- Directing a forensic program, 375. -- Cross - examination debate, 386. -- Other debate forms, 393. -- Persuasive speaking contests, 404. -- Discussion, 415