By the Equality in Forensics Contributor Team
As a round of PF progresses, you need to keep track of what you’ve said and what your opponent has said. Failing to keep track of a round can have round-losing consequences. This page will teach you how to ‘flow,’ or take notes during a PF round.
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Flowing is the method of notetaking in PF. It is one of the most important skills to master, and understanding it makes the event a lot easier.
Each team has a side of the flow to separate their arguments and the responses to those arguments.
Your Side of the Flow:
Your case in one column, their responses to your case in the column next to it, your responses to their responses in the column next to it, etc.
Their Side of the Flow:
Their case in one column, your responses to their case in the column next to it, your responses to their responses in the column next to it. Etc
There are a few methods that people usually use to organize their flow:
When flowing, use a different color pen for each side.