evidence & research jeffrey miller marist school 2015 georgia debate institutes
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Evidence & ResearchJeffrey Miller
Marist School2015 Georgia Debate
Institutes
Goals of the Lecture
1) What is evidence?2) Why is evidence
important?3) How to successfully
research?
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WHAT IS EVIDENCE?
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What is Evidence?
• The starting point for every argument
• Arguments have three components –– Claim– Data– Warrant
• All are and should be supported by evidence.
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Functions of Evidence
DescriptivePredictiveNormative
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Good Evidence
QualifiedComparativeConclusive
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WHY IS EVIDENCE IMPORTANT?
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Necessities Created by PF
• Speech times are short – therefore efficiency is key. Evidence gives you efficient ways to make arguments.
• Topics are vague and require you to learn something new
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Huge Advantages
Topic KnowledgeEasiest Place to Improve Your
SpeakingEasiest Place to Improve
Argumentation
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HOW DO YOU SUCCESSFULLY
RESEARCH?
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Hierarchy of Research
BooksScholarly Journals
Online JournalsGovernment Documents
Major PapersBlogs?
News Aggregates
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Guide to Searches
• There is no secret search term• Begin with broad terms of art• Work towards precise terms –
keep a list of these terms• Terms need to change to fit
purpose
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Seven Keys to Research
1. Skim articles quickly2. Keep your ideas in one place3. Follow up on sources they cite 4. Read specific authors5. Find qualifications 6. Cite stuff as you go7. Know preferred search engine
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Seven Keys to Research
1. Skim articles quickly2. Keep your ideas in one place3. Follow up on sources they cite 4. Read specific authors5. Find qualifications 6. Cite stuff as you go7. Know preferred search engine
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Google Tips
Use Boolean search terms1.AND, OR, W/2.“quotations”3.filetype:pdf
Remember, keep a list of keywords
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Cutting Tips
Follow up on sources they cite!
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Unlock PDF’s
Locked pdf’s prevent copy and pasting…Unlock pdf’s at:http://www.pdfunlock.com/
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Copy/Paste Error
When PDF’s don’t copy/paste – use OneNote!
Directions:1)Open OneNote2)Insert -> Screen Clipping3)Clip the paragraph from the Image (it will auto paste into one note)4)Right click the pasted image – click on Copy Text from image5)You can now F2 into your Word
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