Introduction to constructing cards

Tagline, what the card says and how it’s being used in the debate round.

Read the entire thing.

Author’s last name, year citation, and short-form qualification

Read the last name and year.

Opening bracket [

• Full name of all author(s)
• Qualifications of the lead / first author
• Article name in quotes
• Publisher
• Date of publication
• URL

Closing bracket ]

• You can optionally add your initials at the end to indicate who cut the card.

Skip reading this unless the other team asks for it.

Evidence (highlighted & underlined)

Read the highlighted parts while spreading

and keep the underlined parts in mind for cross-ex.

<aside> 💡 You should read your card 3 times, first to understand it, second to underline it, and third to highlight it.

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