Debating is a clash of argumentations

between
Government
team
and
Opposition team.
Motion is a topic each team should
contextualize.
The soul of debating is to argue on
policies, or propositions of thought;
urgent or not, good or bad, effective or
not effective, useful or useless, etc.

Its a tournament to find the best

team and speaker.
Asian
Parliamentary
:
POI
allowed.
Winners of a debate is determined by
an or a team of adjudicator(s).

Motion
release:
prepared
and
impromptu.
Liason
Officers:
chairperson
and
timekeepers.
Casebuilding time: 20 minutes for
impromptu, 15 minutes for prepared.
Printed materials are the only source of
reference allowed, no electronics, no
coaches.
Government team does casebuilding
inside the room, Opposition team
outside the room.

A team comprises of 3 (three) debaters

who would play the role of 1st, 2nd, and
3rd speaker.
A reply speaker closes the case for each
team; this role can only be completed
by either the 1st and/or 2nd speaker.
Each substantive speaker (1st to 3rd) is
allowed to speak for 7 minutes, given
20 seconds more for penalty time.
POI is between 1-6 minutes.
A reply speaker is given between 4
minutes to conclude the teams case.

Motion
Casebuilding
Speaker roles
Government/Positive/Proposition
team
Opposition/Negative/Refuting team
Tournament format
Adjudicators

Is the topic, a full propositional statement

that states what debate should be about.
Usually proposes a policy, against the status
quo, or affirming the virtue (goodness) of a
state or condition
A Government team must defend the
motion, and the opposition team must
negate the motion
EXAMPLE :
This house would legalize Gay Parade.

Is a need to clarify what the debate is

specifically about, per keyword of motion if
necessary. But it is not a dictionary
explanation of per word meaning. But what
room of debate the words formulate.
Scopes down a motion; to achieve a
mutual agreement among both teams on
the interpretation of the motion thus the
entry point for a debate
A Government team holds the right to
determine and offer the definition of a
debate, while the opposition can accept,
broaden or challenge
the provided
definition.

Provides interpretation of a motion that

is
logical
and
acceptable
by
common sense.
It is simply aimed to clarify the debate
from the motion wording.
In setting a definition there should be
room for opposition to negate the
debate.

are points of view that supports the

team stance (support/refute).
It must be logical and make sense.
Structure (the AREL theory)
1.
2.
3.
4.

Assertion
Reasoning
Evidence/Example
Link Back

Arguments should be spread in

accordance of priority between the 1st
and 2nd speakers.
Arguments should be consistent
within the teams main stance
(theme/team line).
The workload of each speaker is
distributed and is called team split.

Are responses on your opponents

arguments.
Its not as simple as accusing things.
Simply
saying
your
oppositions
arguments are not true does not
constitute a good rebuttal.
Rebuttals must logically explain and
analyze
the
weaknesses
of
an
argument.

Given time to briefly interrupt a standing

speaker (one minute after your speech to
one minute before your speech ends).
Stand up, raise hand, and offer your POI.
Standing speaker has absolute right to
accept/deny your POI.
If given permission to POI, the maximum
time is 15 seconds, so be concise.

Government/Affirmative

Opposition/Negative

First Speaker:
1. Give the definition of the motion
2. Outline the teams case:
Present the team line
Present the team split
3. Explain the arguments that are
the 1st speakers split
4. Give a brief summary/recap of
the speech

First Speaker:
1. Respond to the definition
2. Rebut 1st Government speaker
3. Outline the teams case:
Present the team line
Present the team split
4. Explain the arguments that are
the 1st speakers split
5. Give a brief summary/recap of
the speech

Government/Affirmative

Opposition/Negative

Second Speaker:
1. Rebut the Oppositions main
arguments
2. Briefly restate/reiterate in
general the Governments team
case
3. Explain the arguments that are
the 2nd speakers split
4. Give a brief summary/recap of
the speech

Second Speaker:
1. Rebut the Governments main
arguments
2. Briefly restate/reiterate in
general the Oppositions team
case
3. Explain the arguments that are
the 2nd speakers split
4. Give a brief summary/recap of
the speech

Government/Affirmative

Opposition/Negative

Third Speaker:
1. Rebut Oppositions arguments,
prioritizing the strong/important
ones
2. Rebuild the teams case
3. Summarize the issues of the
debate
Note:
It is not advisable for 3rd
Government to bring new
arguments

Third Speaker:
1. Rebut Governments
arguments, prioritizing the
strong/important ones
2. Rebuild the teams case
3. Summarize the issues of the
debate
Note:
It is not advisable for 3rd
Opposition to bring new
arguments

Government/Affirmative

Opposition/Negative

Reply (1st or 2nd) Speaker:

1.Provide a summary or overview
of the debate
2.Identify the issues raised by both
teams
3.Explain why the Governments
case and response are better than
the Oppositions
Note:
Reply speakers are not allowed to
bring new arguments and give
rebuttals

Reply (1st or 2nd) Speaker:

1.Provide a summary or overview
of the debate
2.Identify the issues raised by both
teams
3.Explain why the Oppositions
case and response are better than
the Governments
Note:
Reply speakers are not allowed to
bring new arguments and give
rebuttals

DEFINITIONAL CHALLENGE
Highly not encouraged, it ends up in
non-dynamic debates.
Only when the given definition is unfair
and
undebatable!
->
Truistic,
Squirelling,
Tautological,
Time
Place setting.
But when a challenge is needed, it
becomes compulsory for the opposition
team to execute!

1. Truistic : means that the definition is true

by nature and thus makes the proposed

arguments unarguable and therefore
unreasonable in the context of the debate.
2. Tautological or circular: happens when a

definition is given in such a way that it is

logically impossible to negate it.

3. Squirreling: happens when a definition is not

tied down to the spirit of the motion and
does not have a proper logical link to the
motion.
4. Time and Place Set unfairly: time setting
happens when the debate is confined to a
particular time in the past or the future.
Place setting unfairly happens when the
debate is confined to particular place where
an ordinary intelligent person in the scope
of the tournament wouldnt know about the
issues in there.

Research!
Eye contact
Be clear in your voice; tone, volume,
language
Help yourself with gestures!
Consistency

Monotonous? NO!
No personal attacks
No cursing or swearing words,please?
Dont read a lot instead its going to
be a reading contest!