The Great Debaters Vocabulary Review

"A cruel, harsh and unfair government in which a person or small group of people have power over everyone else"

"An argument or form of reasoning in which two statements or premises are made and logical conclusion is drawn from them"

"An organization that represents the rights and interests of workers to their employers, for example in order to improve working conditions"

The policy of segregating black people from white people that used to be practiced in the United States is sometimes referred to as:

(a)  

Fill in the Blank:

A __________ is a statement or an idea that people can consider or discuss to decide whether it is true

"An idea which many people believe to be true , but which is in fact false because it is based on incorrect information or reasoning"

"An inference, theory, or prediction based on guess work; guess"

"To contradict, refute, or oppose, especially in a formal manner by argument. proof, etc. as in a debate"

When nobody seems to be paying attention to rules or laws

(ex. a society without a government)

(a)  

"Something that you suppose is true and that you use as a basis for developing an idea"