Tournament Guide

 THW (This House Would)

 THBT (This House Believes That)
 THR (This House Regrets)
 THC (This House Celebrates)
 Government – Proposes the Motion
 Establishes the paradigm
 Defends the Motion
 Argues for the approval of the motion
 Opposition – Opposes the Motion
 Clashes with the Issues
 Points out flaws in the motion
 Argues against the motion
 Three Rounds
 1st Round is Random Pair-ups
 2nd and 3rd rounds will be BREAK and FOLD
 Break and Fold
 Top Half vs. Bottom Half
 Who has the most wins?
 Who has the higher speaker scores?
 If tied, who has the most best speaker titles
in the rounds?
 REBUTTALS
 BANNER STATEMENTS
 SUBSTANTIATION
 TIE-BACK
 CONCLUSION
 Whatare the RELEVANT statements,
arguments or facts that you think is
erroneous or faulty.
 STATE THE ERRONEOUS FACTS
 ANSWER WHY THEY ARE WRONG
 TIE-BACK TO THE MOTION
 SUMMARY OF THE ARGUMENT
 Must be simply stated
 Must be clear
 Ratiocinate the argument
 Be logical
 Use facts
 Avoid assumptions
 Avoid fallacies
 Avoid irrelevant statements
 Why is the argument relevant to you side?
 How does the argument help your side?
 How does the argument destroy the position
of the opposite side
 How is it relevant to the stakeholders?
 Restate your arguments
 Felicitations