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There are two teams of two, one side is the Gov (they affirm the resolution), and the
other side is the Opp (they negate the government).
Here is speaking order and times
Prime Minister Constructive: 7 mins (this is the first speaker from the government
side. It is her job to lay out the governments case, define any important terms from
the resolution, explain how the are approaching the resolution).
Leader of Opposition Constructive: 8 mins (this is the first speaker from the
opposition side. The opposition has several routes to argue against the government.
They may directly clash with the govs case, they may claim there are bad
unintended consquences of the case, they may offer a different plan for solution, or
they may critique the underlying philosophical assumptions of the case. It is up to
the opposition to be clear what they are trying to do. You will mostly see direct clash
in the rounds you are in).
Member of Government Constructive: 8 mins (this person extends her partners
arguments, and responds to the Leader of Opposition Argument)
Member of Opposition Constructive: 8 mins (this person extends her partners
arguments, and responds to the Member of Government argument).
Leader of Opposition rebuttal: 4 mins (This speech is not suppose to introduce any
new arguments. It is mainly a place for the Leader to lay out her arguments for why
the opp is winning the round, and to summarize the arguments in the round)
Prime Minister Rebuttal: 5 mins (this speech is not suppose to introduce any new
arguments. It is mainly a place for the Prime Minister to lay out her arguments for
why the gov is winning the round, and to summarize the arguments in the round)
So, to resummarize
PMC: 7 mins
LOC: 8 mins
MGC: 8 mins
MOC: 8 mins
LOR: 4 mins
PMR: 5 mins
During the first four speeches (know as constructives), students may ask questions,
if they are called upon by their opponents, and recognized to do so. You dont need
to do anything during this process, just listen. Also during the first four speeches,
people get to make new arguments. During the last 2 speeches, known as rebuttals,
there are no questions allowed, and people should not make new arguments.
Sometimes, if a member of the other team thinks there is a new argument in a
rebuttal, she might say Point of Order. The protocol is to stop the timer, hear both
sides out on the issue, and then normally say you will take it under consideration
(meaning you will think if it is a new argument when you go to make your decision).
Students may also rap the desks during speeches to signify thanks or agreement.