DEBATEDAY

Speech

Time

1stAffirmativeConstructive

2mins

1stNegativeConstructive

2minsIsabelleUdasco

2ndAffirmativeConstructive

2mins

2ndNegativeConstructive

2minsGenevieCasino

BREAK

3mins

NegativeRebuttal

1minGabrielMalcolm

AffirmativeRebuttal

1min

NegativeSolution

1minGabrielMalcolm

AffirmativeSolution

1min

1stNegativeConstructive:Isabelle
MainArgument
WewouldliketothanktheopposingsideandnowintroduceourMainArgument.
AccordingtotheWEEAEquityResourceCenter,highschoolgirlswhoparticipateinteam
sportsarelesslikelytodropoutofschool,smoke,drink,orbecomepregnant.Ahugeissuethat
contributestothelackoffemaleparticipationinsportsisthedeplorablefactthatmenand
womenhaveverydifferentrolesandexpectationsinthesportsworld.Inaddition,thereisapay
inequityinprofessionalsportsthatgiveswomenlessincentivetopushthemselvesand
discouragesfemaleparticipationinsport.ForexampleintheWomensNBATheaverageteam
salaryis$900,000andeveryplayeriscappedat$101,000.InthemensNBAtheteamwiththe
lowestsalarypaystheirplayersalmost$48,000,000.Lastbutcertainlynotleast,thereisa
wellknownmyththatmanybelievetobetrue,thatgirlsarenotasinterestedasboysinplaying
sports.Webelievethatthebestwaytoincreasefemaleparticipationinsportsistoexposegirls
tosportsthroughthemedia,andallowthemtogaininterestontheirown.MoneDavisisjust
onegoodexampleofafemaleathletewhohasalreadyhelpedincreaseparticipation.Mone
Davisisa14yearoldbaseballpitcherwhoisthefirstgirltopitchashutoutintheLittleLeague
WorldSeries.ShewasalsotheyoungestgirltobeonthecoverofSportsIllustrated.Themedia
hashelpedshareDavissaccomplishmentsandinspiregirls,whichhasledthemtogaininterest
ontheirown.Sincethemediahashelpedpromoteher,statisticsshowthatfemaleparticipation
inherLittleLeaguehasincreased25%.Inconclusion,webelievethebestwaytoincrease
femaleparticipationinhighschoolandintercollegiatesportsistoprovidemotivationthroughthe
media.Youngwomenwillbeencouragedbyfemaleathleticrolemodelswhostriveinsports.In
advance,wewouldliketothanktheopposingteamfortheirarguments.

2ndAffirmativeConstructive:Them
TAKENOTES

2ndNegativeConstructive:Genevie
PhilosophicalArgument
Toanegalitarian,equalityinparticipatingindifferentopportunitiesforfemaleathletesis
notyetachieved.Eventhoughopportunitiesinwomenssportshasrisenexponentiallysincethe
passingofTitleIXin1972,womenssportshasyettoascendabovethelevelofmenssports.
Furthermore,itisalsothegoalofameritocraticsocietythathasnotbeenachieved.Itistobe
scrutinizedphilosophicallythatSerenaWilliams,whoisrankedNo.1inwomenssinglestennis,
isnotthereigningwomenstennisendorsementrepresentative.ThattitlegoestoMaria
Sharapova,theRussiantennisstarwhohasnothadnearlytheamountofsuccessasSerena,
andyetlastyearmadetwiceasmuchmoneyinendorsements.SerenaWilliamswouldseema
corporation'sidealrepresentativewithnotonlyher33majortitles,butsheisalsophysicallyfit
andanengagingperson.
Accordingto
Forbesmagazine,
Sharapovamade$22millionoffthe
courtlastyearcomparedtoWilliams$11million.Thegreatdifferencepointstoracialprofiling
andthecorruptdefinitionofbeautythatpersuadescompaniestotheirdecisionson
representatives.
WilliamssmalleramountofendorsementscomparedtothatofSharapova
goesagainstmeritocracy.Meritocracyisanidealconceptionofaworldwithdistributivejustice.
Itmeansthatthosewhodeservetosucceed,doso.Inameritocraticsociety,femaleathletes
whohavemoreskillinsportswouldgetofferedtheendorsementsthattheydeserve.Women
wouldgetofferedendorsementsbecauseoftheirathleticabilityratherthantheirappearances.

Finally,accordingtoImmanuelKantsbeliefs,ifthepublicpaysmoreattentionto
womenssportsduetohowtheyare
inclined
tosupportmenandwomenequally,thenthatis
fair,butforthewrongreasons.Itisnotasmorallyworthy,becausethepublicshouldfeelitis
theirmoraldutytopromotewomenssportsinsteadoffeelinginclinedtojustsupportit.
Approachingwomensparticipationinsportsasanend,ratherthanameanstogenderequality,
ismorallyworthybecauseitisright,andforthemostfittingreasons.

BREAK(REBUTTAL)
NegativeRebuttal:Gabriel
Rebuttal:
Weheardwhatyouhavesaid.
Utilitarian: Theethicaldoctrinethatvirtueisbasedon
utility
,andthatconductshouldbedirected
towardpromotingthegreatesthappinessofthegreatestnumberofpersons.

Aproblemweseewithyourargumentis

Wethinkyourargumentcouldworkif

Utilitarian: Theethicaldoctrinethatvirtueisbasedon
utility
,andthatconductshouldbedirected
towardpromotingthegreatesthappinessofthegreatestnumberofpersons.

AffirmativeRebuttal:Them

NegativeSolution:Gabriel
Solution:
Our Solution that we have came up with would be to promote female athletes on
media. In other words, if girls are going online and seeing other girls their age participating in
sports, the likelihood of their participation in sports may go up. It could also help most girls get
over their fear of joining a school sport, if they see plenty of others doing it. A utilitarian would
regard gender equality as just. A utilitarian maximizes utility by measuring the amount of
pleasure and pain they would experience, and determining which action will cause more
pleasure. In a utilitarian world, peoplewouldrealizethatthereisagreaterbenefitforasocietyif
women were perceived and treated equally to men. Thus, a utilitarian would do everything in
theirpowertoimprovegenderequalityinsports.Thankyou.