Debate Introductions

When preparing for the first affirmative constructive speech or the 1AC, you begin with your introduction.

Here are the parts of the introduction:

1. Greetings
2. Resolution
3. Reasons

Let's look at an example:

Thank you, ladies and gentlemen.  We are debating the resolution, "Smoking should be banned in all public places."  We, on the affirmative team, support this with the following reasons:  health, environment and public decency.

Here are the three parts:

Greeting
Thank you, ladies and gentlemen.

Resolution
We are debating the resolution, "Smoking should be banned in all public places."

Reasons
We, on the affirmative team, support this with the following reasons: health, environment and public decency.