Hey there, beautiful children of God! How's your summer break going? I hope it's been very relaxing so far! Summer is a great time to think of new goals, dreams and projects to launch, so I just wanted to encourage you to take an hour or two this week, and brain storm some new things to try your hand at this year! Because of the way the Lord wrote your DNA, and designed your personality, there's a pretty darn good chance that the things you're interested in today, will have something to do with your purpose in this world and in His kingdom - may this summer be an amazing time of exploration and discovery! If you haven't seen the first part of this series, Captaining - Part 1, we discussed the basic essentials to being a good captain for your team, and I would encourage you to check that out :P. To build on that today, we're going to be diving mostly into how to give convincing challenges! I had mentioned in the previous part of this series that we were going to go over challenges, rebuttals and appeals in this one, but as I was writing it I quickly realized that challenges were by far the most common, important, and difficult. So I decided to spend a little more time on this one, and really dig into how to do them in the best ways! (I'm going to be saying "challenges/rebuttals/appeals" several times in this post, so for readability reasons, I'm going to abbreviate it into "C/R/A)". So lets get into it! First off, these are the main rules of challenging (you can check out the section on challenges in the rule book, beginning on page 15, by clicking the "Official Rules" button link on the side bar of this page):
And that's pretty much the gist of it. But there's a lot more to challenging than meets the eye. There's a lot of sportsmanship to be displayed when giving C/R/As, and part of that is knowing when to stand, and when to sit. When to stand:
When to sit:
On another note, in order to make the best arguments possible, define the points of view from which you could be standing, and which one(s) will best set you up for success. So far, I've identified two main points of view for C/R/A: Technologically and Theologically. And here's what I mean by those labels: Technologically C/R/A is coming from a standpoint on the rule book, which (in the event of a challenge) can include how multiples are given and where their multiples came from in the material, important grammar mistakes when giving a multiple or finishing a question, pronunciation issues (very rare), etc.. It's really important, as mentioned in the previous part of this post, to know the rule book in order to technologically C/R/A in a clean manner, and with effective results. Theologically C/R/A is what quizzers usually employ. Challenging from this POV is what happens when a quizzer leaves out a piece of the answer, and the challenger is arguing why that piece of information is important (if you're challenging negatively) or unimportant (if you're challenging positively). Whether it is important/unimportant to...
Both of these can be given in a very respectful, sportsmanlike manner, but I personally try to argue from the theological POV when possible, and technological when I have to. I feel like this reflects what I believe the main purpose of quizzing to be, but it's a personal choice that I would encourage any captain (or quizzer, in general) to consider. But of course, both of these POVs, in any given challenge, can really just depend on the quiz master. Although there is probably more deviation within the theological category, because the rules are just the rules, and pretty much everyone has a slightly different interpretation and understanding of the Word :P When you give your challenge, try to find one or two (preferably two) strong points and focus on those, trying to keep yourself short and to the point, with articulate and persuasive language (including inflection, volume, emphasis, vocabulary, organization of ideas, and presentation of the heart of your opinion). But, all of that being said, the best challenges come from an area of conviction (admittedly found more often in theologically-based arguments rather than technologically-based ones :P). Believe in what you're arguing, and have a heart planted deeply into the Word that we're playing these fun games with, with understanding through revelation from the Spirit inside you. I hope this helped you guys today! I know there was a lot of information, but I hope a few of the points stuck, so they can give you a little boost over the hurdles along our quizzing journeys :P
In the next part of this series, we'll be going over rebuttals, appeals, and how to deal with C/R/A-related disagreements, inside and outside the quiz areas! I pray that you are all having a fantastic week, and summer break, and that it continues to be blessed! Love you guys! Keep calm and quiz on (and out)! Your fellow quizzer, Mallory
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Josiah Rutledge
8/19/2017 11:56:57 pm
Hi Mallory!
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Mallory Leake
8/26/2017 09:08:56 pm
Hey Josiah!
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