American Parliamentary Debate format basics
1 st team the Government (proposition, affirmative) - proposes a specific case statement - affirms the motion Consists of: - Prime Minister(PM) - Member of the Government(MG)
2 nd team the Opposition (negative) – opposes the motion Consists of: - Leader of the Opposition(LO) - Member of the Opposition(MO) 3
Others Parliament - the audience Time keeper -controls the timing throughout the debate round Judge panel - impersonal, impartial The Speaker - head of the judge panel, arbiter of the rules, invites debaters for their speeches, reacts to points of order and personalprivilege
Prime Minister Constructive 7 min Leader of the Opposition Constructive 8 min Member of the Government Constructive 8 min Member of the Opposition Constructive 8 min Leader of the Opposition Rebuttal 4 min Prime Minister Rebuttal 5 min Define the topic Accept or reject the definition Reaffirm the affirmative case and team line Reaffirm the negative case and team line Present a summary of the negative case Make a rebuttal (criticizing new points of the negative) Present the team line Outline what each of the negative speakers will say Rebut the main points of the negative Rebut some new points of the affirmative case Round off the debate for the negative Present a summary of the affirmative case Rebut the main Present some points of the new points of the affirmative case negative case Make a conclusion of the debate Round off the debate for the affirmative Outline what each speaker in their team will talk about Present the affirmative case Present the negative case Make a conclusion of the debate
Order and Timing of Speeches Constructive speeches Prime Minister Constructive (PMC): 7 minutes Leader of the Opposition Constructive (LOC): 8 minutes Member of the Government Constructive (MG or MGC): 8 minutes Member of the Opposition Constructive (MO or MOC): 8 minutes Rebuttal/ Analytical speeches Leader of Opposition Rebuttal (LOR): 4 minutes Prime Minister Rebuttal (PMR): 5 minutes Note: Each speech has a thirty second grace period.
Resolutions 1. Open motion- broad and can be defined quite liberally. THIS HOUSE WOULD PAY 2. Semi-closed motion - also broad in scope. THIS HOUSE WOULD PAY COMPENSATION TO VICTIMS OF ABUSE 3. Closed motion - specific in scope while still leaving room for interpretation. THIS HOUSE WOULD MAKE GERMANY COMPENSATE VICTIMS OF NAZI ATROCITIES
Resolutions Value-judgment motions - defending a specific value, good or bad THIS HOUSE BELIEVES THAT THE INTERNET IS DANGEROUS Policy debates - introducing a specific plan of action into SQ TH SUPPORTS THE CONCEPT OF "GREEN ECONOMY"
Points of information Addressed to the opponent during his speech Between the first and last minutes Duration – 15 second or less 15 second intervals Not permitted during the last two speeches
Points of order / personal privilege Addressed to the Speaker (Judge) The Speaker decides whether the points is „Well taken“ or „Not well taken“ on his own The protestant should spend no more than 15 s on his point of order / personal privilege Everyone else in the room is to keep silence
New Arguments • New arguments can be made at any time during the first four speeches. • New arguments cannot be made during rebuttals, the last two speeches of the round. • The Prime Minister can, however, respond to new opposition arguments that were made during the MO. So the PMR may contain new responses, but not new arguments.
Undebatable cases Truism - a claim that no reasonable person would oppose TH supports open borders. Wrong interpretation: We should allow citizens to travel abroad Time/space cases Special knowledge cases
Judging principles The Speaker serve three functions: 1. Decide which team won the round 2. Maintain an orderly and fair debate 3. Assign speaker points and ranks to each debater along with comments
Judging principles Presentation skills (manner, method, matter) Argumentation skills (case structure, effective refutation, constructive, analysis) Team-working (functional responsibilities, questions, points) Content (facts, examples, analogies)
Speaker points 18 -20 – Bad speech. Flawed in several major ways performance. Week argumentation. 21 -23 – Good speech. An average score. Good argumentation. 24 -25 – Excellent speech. Strong performance. Constructive. Delivery and content. If Government wins, it has total points which is higher than total points of the Opposition, who loses.
Judging system Clear, accurate flow-sheets Filling all the gaps of ballots Closed rounds (results are not announced) Feedback duration - no more than 10 min
Thank you. Good luck!
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