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Introduction

The classroom debates are exercises designed to allow you to strengthen your skills in the areas of leadership, interpersonal influence, teambuilding, group problem solving, and oral presentation. Debate topics and position statements are outlined below. Groups may sign up on a first come, first served basis, by specifying both the debate topic and the position desired (i.e., ro or !on". #ote that all groups must have signed up for the debate by the date denoted in the class schedule. $ll group members are expected to participate in the research, development, and presentation of your debate position. reparation will re%uire substantial library research. &ach participating member will receive the same group grade. Debate Format ' minute osition resentation ( ro ' minute osition resentation ( !on ) minute *ork eriod + minute ,ebuttal ( ro + minute ,ebuttal ( !on - minute *ork eriod . minute ,esponse ( ro . minute ,esponse ( !on 1 minute *ork eriod . minute osition /ummary ( ro or !on . minute osition /ummary ( ro or !on ) minute Tallying of 0allots1$nnouncement of *inner

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The debate will take the form of timed individual and1or group presentations and responses separated by timed group work periods. The rules applied may deviate from the formal rules of debating. *hen %uestions arise, the 6udgment of the instructor will provide the definitive ruling. rior to the beginning of the class period, both teams are to position their desks facing each other at the front of the room. &ach team is to write its team name, debate position, and debate position statement on the blackboard behind their desks. #ote that absolutely no changes may be made to the position statements presented below. 7ou must argue them exactly as written8 Team members may speak either from their desks or from the podium, as they desire. $udiovisuals may be used at any time, including, but not limited to, handouts, flipcharts, transparencies, slides, audio and videotapes, etc. *hile a team is not re%uired to use all of the time allocated to each debate component, speakers must stop immediately when the allocated time runs out. Team members are prohibited from speaking to the audience or opposing team except at the times specifically allocated to them. Thus, there can be no immediate, reciprocal interchange of comments between the teams. The se%uence of the position summaries will be determined by a random procedure at the conclusion of the final work period. #ote that no new information may be introduced during the summary. Doing so may result in dis%ualification of the offending group. 9f either team feels that their opponents are introducing new information during the summary, they may challenge them immediately and re%uest a ruling from the instructor. Selection of Winner(s) and Allocation of Points The instructor reserves the right to allocate fewer than the default or class voted points to a group, if, in his opinion, the %uality of preparation and1or presentation was inade%uate. Debate :losers: who prepare and present ade%uately will receive -2 points for their efforts. Debate :*inners: will be selected in two ways, as follows; Audience Vote; !lass members in the audience will vote by secret ballot for a debate winner. <otes are to be based upon presentation %uality only, and not upon personal agreement or disagreement with the position espoused. $t the conclusion of each component of the debate, class members will be asked to assign a point rating along with explanatory comments to each team for their performance during that component. *hen the debate is over, the point ratings will be summed. *hichever team has the higher sum will be the winner on that ballot. $fter all ballots are collected, the number of votes for each team will be announced. *hichever team has more votes will be the winner, and the team will receive 12 bonus points in addition to the -2 for basic preparation. 9n the event of a tie, the instructor=s vote will decide the winner. Instructors' Vote; The instructor will also evaluate both teams according to the above procedures and criteria, and select his choice for the winner. The team of his choice will receive 12 bonus points. Thus, depending upon the nature of the vote split, the :*inner(s": may receive 12 or .2 bonus points, for a total of either +2 or )2 points for the debate. Review of Ballots

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