Questioning or proving the existence or actuality of some event - action - thing - person

When you read a nonfiction passage - you must decide what information is important and what is not. What you must remember is the essential information. Essential information is necessary to understand a passage. This includes the main idea and the s

A discussion adhering to parliamentary rules of proposition between two opposing sides

Facts - figures - numbers - graphs - charts - polls - surveys

The generally held opinion held prior to the debate

Evidence supporting the team's position or used to denigrate or defeat the opposing view