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    AOWSDC Tournament Briefing

    • A tournament run for students, by students. All profit goes to charity.


    Table of Contents

    • Debate Rules
    • Judging Criteria
    • Tournament Schedule
    • Further Questions: Contact US
    Debate Rules: Iron Person

    • If only 2 members of the team can be present for a round, iron-personing (one speaker
    doing the speech(es) of the missing teammate in addition to their own speech) is
    allowed. Each team can only iron-man once during the preliminary rounds, and iron-
    manning is not allowed in the eliminary rounds.
    Debate Rules: Speaker Order

    Proposition 1st Speaker (6 Opposition 1st Speaker (6


    min) min)

    Proposition 2nd Speaker (6 Opposition 2nd Speaker (6


    min) min)

    Proposition 3rd Speaker (6 Opposition 3rd Speaker


    min) (6min)

    Opposition Reply Proposition Reply


    (4 min) (4 min)
    Debate Rules: Speaker Roles

    Proposition Opposition

    1st Speaker • Defines the motion • May challenge the definition / characterization of
    • Characterizes the debate (where does it take place, who proposition if necessary
    are the stakeholders) • Presents rebuttals
    • Presents arguments • Presents substantives

    2nd Speaker • Presents rebuttals • Presents rebuttals


    • Extend and further develop the proposition case • (Could) Extend and further develop the opposition case

    3rd Speaker • Organize the clashes of the debate • Organize the clashes of the debate
    • Provide further material (rebuttal / developing previous • Provide further material (rebuttal / developing previous
    arguments) arguments)
    • No new arguments • No new arguments

    Reply Speaker • Holistic overview of the debate


    • Answer: Why should your team win?
    Debate Rules: Points of
    Information
    • Points of Information (POIs) are short questions / comments the opposing team asks a
    speaker.
    • POIs can be asked verbally (open the mic and say “POI”) or via the chat (type POI into the
    chat).
    • Speakers have the right to accept or reject POIs but are recommended to accept at least
    one per speech.
    • The person offering has a max of 15 seconds to state their point; however, the speaker has
    the floor and has the absolute right to end a POI. In most cases it is good strategy to allow
    the person offering a point to finish. The judge will attempt to indicate at the 15 second
    mark but it is ultimately the job of debaters to keep track of when POIs are allowed or not
    • There is no rule dictating time between POIs; however, "barracking" is not allowed. Thus,
    POIs should not be offered repeatedly or dispruptively to impede the speaker or the judge's
    ability to hear a speaker. Good practice is to wait 15-seconds between POIs
    • POIs can be asked between the first and fifth minutes of the speech. The first and last
    minute are protected time (POIs cannot be asked).
    Debate Rules: Defining
    the Motion
    • Proposition 1st Speaker should define the motion in their speech in a clear and fair
    manner. Only Opposition 1st has the right to challenge the definition. If they do, they must
    1 Offer an alternative definition 2. Offer a substantive justification for the challenge. The
    judge will decide whether to accept the challenge.
    • What is not allowed:
    • Squirreling: Distorting the motion. E.g. For the motion “THW permit people under
    18 to sell their organs”, squirreling could look like defining organs as keyboard
    instruments producing sound through pipes.
    • Adding limitations (without justification) that the motion did not specify. E.g. For
    the motion “TH regrets the rise of KPop”, saying that the debate takes place in
    China is an arbitrary limitation. However, explaining why the motion takes place in
    a specific setting is allowed (and encouraged). E.g. “TH, as the government, would
    direct funds towards environment-protection policies at the cost of economically
    lucrative activities (e.g. extracting fossil fuels, manufacturing, etc.)” The phrase “At
    the cost of” implies that the government has a tight budget, and therefore we can
    reasonably conclude that this motion likely takes place in a developing nation.
    (Violations of) Debate Rules
    What is the most obvious reasonable interpretation of the topic? Don't try to
    twist or change that. (DO NOT SQUIRREL)

    What do I think the people who set the topic wanted us to debate? (DO NOT GIVE
    AN UNFAIR SETTING / CHARACTER)

    In general, definitions should give BOTH SIDES an equal and fair chance to
    debate. (TRUISM / TAUTOLOGY IS BANNED)

    *When in doubt, ask the Motions Comittee.


    Judging Criteria

    Content (40%) Style (40%) Strategy (20%)


    What is being presented How the speech is delivered. Why the content is presented
    Style includes:
    Substantives, rebuttals / responses, • Eye contact
    Deals with prioritization and time
    and POIs • Volume of the voice allocation
    • Emotions
    • Hand gestures
    Points can be awarded if the
    • Vocabulary (too technical or too lay) speakers picked out the right issues
    Style does NOT include: to focus on, regardless of how well
    • Accents the material is presented.
    • The individual characteristics of a speaker’s
    voice
    Tournament Schedule (UTC+8)
    Further Questions: Contact Us!
    • Questions Regarding Competition in General: Aaron Zhu

    • Questions Regarding Schedule & Debate Rules: Cathy Zhu

    • Questions Regarding Equity: Yiwei Jiang

    • Questions Regarding Judging: Mimi Wu

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