ENGLISH DEBATE 2010

Widya Mandala Catholic University

For College Participants
GENERAL RULES OF !E "E#AE$
%& ea' positions (Proposition or Opposition) (ill )e *no(n only d+ring the
a+dition day&
,& ea's (ill )e given 10 minutes to prepare the'selves before their
de)ate&
-& Pens and stationery pads (ill )e provided )y the organi.ers to the tea'
'e')ers&
/& Any printed 'aterials0 electronic dictionary0 or other re1erences 'ay )e
)ro+ght in the de)ate& Laptops are not allo(ed&
2& All hand phones '+st )e switched of d+ring the de)ate session&
DEBATING RULES FOR ALL CONTESTANTS:
1. Debating Forat
a. 3n each de)ating session0 there (ill )e t(o gro+ps co'peting
(ith each other4 one gro+p as the !ro"o#ition Tea $!% and
other gro+p as the O""o#ition Tea $O%.
b. Each tea' consists o1 three persons$ %
st
Spea*er0 Proposition
Team 5P%60 ,
nd
Spea*er0 Proposition Team 5P,60 and -
rd

Spea*er0 Proposition Team 5P-6& he sa'e goes (ith the
Opposition Team 5O%0 O,0 and O-6&
&. Each person 5in the tea'6 has his o(n speci7c role as spea*er&
%
st
Spea*er 88888888 Constr+ctor and S+''ari.er
,
nd
Spea*er88888888 First Re)+ttal spea*er
-
rd
Spea*er 88888888 Second Re)+ttal spea*er
'. he order o1 the spea*ers is as 1ollo(s$
P% 1or / 'in+tes (constructive speech)
O% 1or / 'in+tes (constructive speech)
P, 1or - 'in+tes (rebuttal speech)
O, 1or - 'in+tes (rebuttal speech)
%
P- 1or , 'in+tes (rebuttal speech)
O- 1or , 'in+tes (rebuttal speech)

P% 1or % 'in+te (summary speech)
O% 1or % 'in+te (summary speech)

#eca+se o1 the li'ited ti'e0 no points of information (ill )e allo(ed
in this de)ate&

3t is esti'ated that the entire de)ating session (ill )e appro9i'ately
-: 'in+tes&
2. Ro(e o) S"ea*er#
a. he 7rst spea*ers 1ro' each gro+p 5P% ; O%6
i& 3ntrod+ces the 'e')ers o1 their gro+p and gives the
)ac*gro+nd or de7nition that the Proposition ea' or
Opposition ea' agrees or disagrees a)o+t the de)ating
topic<iss+e&
ii& States the li'itation o1 de)ating topic<iss+e&
iii& E9plains the 'ain arg+'ents 1ro' their gro+p (hy they
agree or disagree (ith the de)ating topic<iss+e&
iv& Flags the 'ain points 1or the ne9t spea*er&
v& Gives s+pporting arg+'ent0 1act0 etc 1or the 'ain ideas&
b. he second spea*ers 1ro' each gro+p 5P, ; O,6
i& Re)+ts 'ain arg+'ents o1 7rst spea*er o1 the co'petitor
tea'&
ii& Gives 'ore s+)stantive 'aterial&
iii& Add 1acts0 statistics0 etc to strengthen their o(n arg+'ents&
&. he third spea*ers 1ro' each gro+p 5P- ; O-6
i& Re)+ts the arg+'ents o1 the second spea*ers&
ii& Add 1acts0 statistics0 etc to strengthen their o(n arg+'ents&
'. he 1o+rth spea*ers 1ro' each gro+p 5P% ; O%6
i& Only the 7rst spea*ers o1 each gro+p can per1or' this
speech&
ii& he content o1 this speech is a closing state'ent0
s+''ari.ation o1 all arg+'ents (without adding more
argument or any rebuttal whatsoever)&
iii& ry to convince the =+dges and the a+dience a)o+t their side
o1 the de)ating topic<iss+e&
,
+. ,o'erator - Tie*ee"er
a. Every de)ating session (ill have a 'oderator and a ti'e*eeper&
b. he 'ain tas* o1 the 'oderator is to lead every session =+st to
'a*e s+re that the spea*ers 1ollo( their allotted ti'e and that the
de)ating tea' 1ollo(s the line o1 the topic<iss+e assigned&
&. i'e*eeper signals the ti'e 1or the spea*ers$
% )ell 'eans start o1 the speech<de)ate
, )ells 'eans there>s one 'in+te le1t 1or the speech
- )ells 'eans ti'e is over4 end o1 the speech
Long repeated )ells 'eans the spea*er is not 1ollo(ing
the ti'e li'it& Penalties (ill )e i'posed on the tea' 1or
contin+o+s tal*ing&
.. S&oring Criteria
he tea's (ill )e =+dged according to the 1ollo(ing criteria$
CRITERION Area#
Content Denitions! facts! "uotations! statistics! general #nowledge
of sub$ect! e%amples! anecdotes! analogies! depth of
understanding of issues
Logi& &nalysis! sound reasoning! consistency! co'ordination with
colleagues! recognition of fallacies! defense of own
arguments! anticipation of opponents( arguments
!re#entatio
n #*i((#
)astery of *nglish! voice pro$ection! articulation! bodily
action! pro$ection of personality and behavior! attitude on
stage
A/'ien&e
I"a&t
&ttention aroused! charismatic control! reaction to audience!
aptness and appeal! relevance and signicance
!ena(tie# (ill )e i'posed on the tea' i1 =+dges discover these
areas$
3'proper Role?Playing
3nappropriate Cond+ct
Use o1 O@ensive Lang+age
Personal Attac* on Other "e)aters
Falsi7ed Evidence
Fa)ricated Evidence
Fail+re to S+)stantiate
Ne( Arg+'ents presented d+ring
s+''ary speech
Unnecessary Repetition
Un1air actics
Poor ea'(or*
Poor Attit+de
Spea*ing Contin+o+sly Over Allotted
i'e
Reading Entirely the Speech
Me'ori.ing the Speech
Use o1 !and Phones d+ring "e)ate
-
Re'e')er that the de)ate is a team efort& Even i1 one spea*er o1 the
tea' per1or's e9ceptionally (ell0 the overall tea' per1or'ance (o+ld
still )e considered 1or the 7nal eval+ation&
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