Research Lecture

Computer Login InformationUsername: tmp_dcampPassword: LetsTalk2012Evidence Cards and Research LectureAlejandres Gannon, UC Berkeley2Section 1 Importance of Research

I cut my first card!!Good DebatersCan persuasively convince the judge their argument is better than their opponents argumentDeliveryContent

Researching is about producing the best possible content you can for a debate4Why Research?Research wins debatesResearch is fun!Research gets creative

Just one more card mom, promise!5Section 2 How to ResearchWhat to ResearchResearch should produce arguments that you can read in a debateWhat form do these argument take?How do I organize arguments?What am I looking for?How do I get from a google search to a completed file?7Basic Research TipsNo scientific formula for how to researchStart with broad searches to investigate where the literature is goingIntermediate Research Tips

Finance Reform Will PassPicking the Right LanguageFollowing the LitFootnotes!9Ultra-Advanced Research Tip

10How Not to ResearchHigh speed rail and nuclear warIgnoring opposing evidenceMillion cards, one argumentDebate search terms (key, solves, etc)Truth a file

Maybe this aff doesnt cause nuclear war11Section 3 Researching Specific ArgumentsCutting an AffirmativeStart with solvency mechanism, not harms areaWhats the trick?Angle against common neg argumentsBig stick (impact) affSmall (link) affSquirrelly affKritik aff

Classic squirrely aff13Cutting a DisadvantageStart with the linkGeneral topic linksSpecific linksUniqueness comes lastWhy?Impact diversityImpacts that outweigh the affImpacts that turn the aff14Cutting a Case negStart with the 1ACCounterplans and other solvency mechanismsCaseEverything is fineImpact defenseSquo solvesThe aff is irrelevantSolvencyDisadvantage links15Section 4 Alejandres Super Secret Guide to the Internets

Internets ShortcutsNew tab Ctrl+TNew window Ctrl+NOpen in new window - Middle click/Ctrl+ClickMove to next window - Ctrl+TabMove to last window - Ctrl+Shift+TabClose tab - Ctrl+WSelect URL - F6 (Command-L)Google TricksExact phrase search - X and YExclude a word - -querySynonyms - ~queryWebsite restriction site:google.comWildcard a * saved is a * earnedAround query AROUND (4) queryFiletype filetype:pdfSourcesNews and Time SensitiveGoogle DatelexisEbscoHostFactivaMilitary-orienteddtic.milOrbisMiPAL/MERLNQualified/InternationalGoogle ScholarSagePubProjectMuseIngentaConnectCIAONetScience-basedWileyInterscienceScienceDirect19Topic specific sourcesEno Center for TransportationPlanetizenRAND Infrastructure and TransportationThe Transportation PoliticHeritage Foundation TransportationTransportation ExpertsTransportation Research Board20Section 5 - ProcessingWhat is processing?The final product of researchWhat you aim to arrive at when you take articles from the internet and convert them into evidence cards22Things to Have When ProcessingTagCiteCard23What is a Tag?Short summary of the argument your card makesWhy have a tag?Convey your argumentFlowabilityWhat should be included in a tag?Claim argument the card makesWarrant why that argument is true

24Good tag, bad tag!Solves oil dependenceThe aff is the apotheosis of the capitalist death machine which threatens to be, for the first time in the age of humanity, that which brings upon us our imminent doom in the fiery splash of the decadence of greed and filthWarming is real and anthropogenic models and scientific consensus are on our sideWhat is a Cite?Why have a cite?What to include in a cite?Author nameAuthor qualificationsDate publishedArticle nameSource (Newspaper, Journal name, etc)URL/Database found26Good cite!Langford, Lieutenant Colonel US Army, 4 (Gary, May 3, Power Projection Platforms: An Essential Element of Future National Security Strategy US Army War College, http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA423647)27What is a card?What to do:Include the entire text of what youre usingDont cut off paragraphsUnderline well!Final Product

Section 5 - TemplateVerbatimpaperlessdebate.com

RequirementsPC Office 2010Mac Office 2011Word Ribbon

Section 6 Alejandres Super Secret Evidence Card Cutting Guide

Processing fast handsCopy - Ctrl-C (Command-C)Paste - Ctrl-V (Command-V)Cut - Ctrl-X (Command-X)Undo - Ctrl-Z (Command-Z)Redo - Ctrl-Y (Command-Y)Select all - Ctrl-A (Command-A)Switch windows Alt+Tab (4-finger swipe/F3)Select paragraph - Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Up/DownSelect word - Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Left/RightSourcesNews and Time SensitiveGoogle DatelexisEbscoHostFactivaMilitary-orienteddtic.milOrbisMiPAL/MERLNQualified/InternationalGoogle ScholarSagePubProjectMuseIngentaConnectCIAONetScience-basedWileyInterscienceScienceDirect35Google TricksExact phrase search - X and YExclude a word - -querySynonyms - ~queryWebsite restriction site:google.comWildcard a * saved is a * earnedAround query AROUND (4) queryFiletype filetype:pdfLexisWithinWords - w/# (eg. obama w/25 political capital)Paragraph w/pSentence w/sWildcards* - wom*n! - transport!atleast#(word) - atleast25(transportation)()OR, ANDTopic specific sourcesEno Center for TransportationPlanetizenRAND Infrastructure and TransportationThe Transportation PoliticHeritage Foundation TransportationTransportation ExpertsTransportation Research Board38Section 7 Practice!Find it!Oil Dependence Threatens Economic Stability Feb, 2011

StepsGoogle itCopy and paste the article into Word/VerbatimUnderline the cardGive the card a tagGive the card a cite