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IV. _Make each statement as concise as is consistent with clearness_.

V. _Indicate the relation between statements by indentation and by the use of symbols_.

VI. _Mark each statement with only one symbol_.

RULES FOR THE INTRODUCTION.

VII. _Put into the introduction sufficient explanation for a complete understanding of the discussion. This explanation usually involves (a) a definition of terms, (b) an explanation of the meaning of the proposition, (c) a statement of the issues, and (d) the part.i.tion_.

VIII. _Put into the introduction only statements admitted by both sides_.

RULES FOR THE DISCUSSION.

IX. _Phrase each princ.i.p.al statement in the discussion so that it will read as a reason for the truth or the falsity of the proposition_.

X. _Phrase each subordinate statement in the discussion so that it will read as a reason for the truth of the statement to which it is subordinate. The connectives to be used are: as, because, for, and since_.

XI. _Make no unsupported statements unless they are generally admitted to be true_.

XII. _After all evidence state in parentheses the source from which it came_.

XIII. _Phrase refutation so that the argument to be answered is clearly stated_.

RULE FOR THE CONCLUSION.

XIV. _Put into the conclusion a summary of the essential points established in the discussion_.

MODEL BRIEF.

_Resolved_, That immigration to the United States should be further restricted by an educational test.

AFFIRMATIVE BRIEF.

INTRODUCTION.

I. The question of further restricting immigration to the United States by an educational test gains in importance from the alleged impairment of American inst.i.tutions and standards by immigration.

II. The following explanations will aid in the discussion of the question:--

A. Immigration to the United States means the migrating of people into the United States for the purpose of permanent residence. (Century Dictionary.)

B. The restrictive measures now in force are as follows:--

1. Idiots, insane persons, paupers, convicts, diseased persons, anarchists, polygamists, women for immoral purposes, a.s.sisted aliens, contract laborers, and the Chinese are excluded. (Statutes of the United States.)

2. A head tax of four dollars is imposed. (Ibid.)

C. The proposed restrictive measure is as follows:--