Their opening statement used statistics for the world series to resemble the process of Electoral College, and this could have been done in a much more efficient and accurate way by using datas directly related to their topic. For their closing statement, they brought up some information and datas that could have been used to strongly support their position; however, they not only missed the chance, but used it in a inappropriate section as well. The affirmative team also made the same mistake, but not as significant. Their use of language and tone showed a lack of confidence and made their arguments sound less persuasive than they actually
Their opening statement used statistics for the world series to resemble the process of Electoral College, and this could have been done in a much more efficient and accurate way by using datas directly related to their topic. For their closing statement, they brought up some information and datas that could have been used to strongly support their position; however, they not only missed the chance, but used it in a inappropriate section as well. The affirmative team also made the same mistake, but not as significant. Their use of language and tone showed a lack of confidence and made their arguments sound less persuasive than they actually