Oregon Oxford Debate Essay

OREGON OXFORD DEBATE. Rules and Guidelines On Debate Prepared byMa. Martha Manette A. Madrid, Ed.D. Professor marztmonetteyahoo.com 2. PropositionResolved That parliamentary Form of Government Be Adopted 3. Format of DebateOxford-Oregon Type4. triad Speakers from separately sideFirst Affirmative - rehabilitative vernacularFirst Negative -Interpellation of the beginning affirmative SpeakerFirst Negative -Constructive SpeechFirst Affirmative -Interpellation of the first negative speakerSecond Affirmative -Constructive SpeechSecond Negative -Interpellation of the second affirmativeSecond Negative -ConstructiveSecond Affirmative -Interpellation of the second negativeThird Affirmative -Constructive SpeechThird Negative -Interpellation of the third affirmativeThird Negative -Constructive SpeechThird Affirmative -Interpellation of the third negative 5. Three Speakers fromeach sideRebuttal of the Team Captainof the Affirmative SideSUR- Rebuttal of the Team Captainof the Negative Side6. Dur ation Constructive Speech Minimum of five (5) and maximum of seven (7) minutesInterpellation Five (5) minutesRebuttal Speech Three (3) minutesSUR- Rebuttal Three (3) minutes 7. Issues for Debate A. Whether or not it is Necessary?(Necessity)B. Whether or not it is beneficial?(Beneficial)C. Whether or not it is practical?(Practicability) 8. Criteria for JudgingA. distinguish 25%B. Delivery 30%C. Interpellation 30%D. Rebuttal &SUR-Rebuttal 15% 9. Criteria for Judging- The judges, based on theirdiscretion, sh wholly consent the authority todetermine who will be the BestSpeaker and Best Debater. Thewinning group shall be determined bythe majority decision of the Board ofJudges. 10. Guides for Constructive SpeechSpeech types of Constructive Speech whitethornbeReading MethodMemory MethodExtemporaneousMix method of memory andconversational or dramatic 11. Guides for Constructive SpeechPoise, gestures, audience contact andvoice projection are highlyrecommended. 12. Rules on Interpella tion1. Questions should primarily focused on product linesdeveloped in the speech of your obstructor. However,matters relevant and material to the proposition a checkmissible.2. Questioner and opponent should treat each other withcourtesy.3. Both speakers stand and face the audience during thequestion or Interpellation period.4. Once the questioninghas begun, neither the questionernor his opponent may meditate a colleague.Consultationshould be done before but as quietly as possible . 13. Rules on Interpellation5. Questioners should ask brief and easily understandablequestion. Answers should equally be brief. Categorical questionsanswerable by yes or no is allowed, however, opponent if hechoose, may qualify his answer why yes or why no.6. Questioner may not be intimate off a reasonable and qualifyinganswer, but he may cut off a nervous response with a statementsuch as a give thanks you that is enough information or yourpoint is quite clear or Im satisfied.7. Questioner should no t comment on the response of hisopponent.8. Your opponent may refuse to answer ambiguous, irrelevant orloaded questions by asking the questioner to rephrase or reformhis question. 14. Rules on Rebuttal SpeechA. Rebuttal speaker should point out clearlythe fallacies act by his opponentstating clearly what particularly statement orargument constitute said fallacy.B.If not familiar with the fallacies of logic,the debater may counter arguments directlyby stating what arguments or statement isincorrect or false. 15. portion of the ModeratorThe moderator of the debate has the followingduties1. To reveal the issue involve the debate2. To rule on points of clarification about theissues or questions and answers made during theInterpellation and3. To see to it that the debate is orderly andfollows the rules of parliamentary procedures. 16. Role of the Timer1. To time the speakers and debatersaccurately2. To give the speakers a one-minutewarning with the ringing of the bell oncebefore his/he r time is up.3. To prevent the debaters from exceedingthe time allotted to them by ringing thebell twice.17. Tips on Interpellationand Rebuttal cocker EXAMINATIONA. The scotch-examination period of a debate is a time when the person who is not going to speak next in the constructive questions the person who has just finished speaking.B. Consider cross examination an information exchange period it is not the time to role play lawyer.18. CROSS EXAMINATION C. Cross examination may serve hexad objectives 1. To clarify points 2. To expose errors 3. To obtain admissions 4. To setup arguments 5. To save prep time 6. To show the judge how cool you are so they WANT to vote 19. CROSS EXAMINATION D. Most debaters tend to ignore the value of good cross- examination. Remember, 30% of the entire debate is spent in cross-examination it should be a meaningful and necessary part of the debate. If nothing else, debaters tendto underestimate the importance that cross-examination may have on the j udge. E. Cross-examination will indicate to the judge just how sharp and spontaneous the debaters are. undetectable bias will always occur in a debate round and judges would always like the sharpest team to win. Good, effective cross- examination of the opponents bath play an important psychological role in winning the ballot of the judge.20. CROSS EXAMINATION F. Be dynamic. Have questions and be ready to go, answer questions actively and with confidence whenever you cannister. The image you project will be very important to the audience/judge. This is the one opportunity the audience/judge has to compare you with opponents side-by-side. 21. GUIDELINES FOR ASKINGQUESTIONS1. Ask a short Q designed to trance a short A2. Indicate the object of your Q3. Dont telegraph your argument, dont puff it too obvious.4. Dont ask Q they wont answerproperly.So, we win, right?22. GUIDELINES FOR ASKINGQUESTIONS5. take Q seem important, even if it isjust an attempt to clarify.6. Politeness is a m ust emphasize thedifference if they are rude.7. Approach things from a non-obviousdirection. Then trap them.8. Mark your flow/notes as to what youwant to question them about.23. GUIDELINES FOR ASKINGQUESTIONS9. Avoid open ended Qs unless you aresure they are clueless.10. Face the judge/audience, not youropponent.11. CX answers must be integrated intoyour arguments made during a speech. 24. GUIDELINES FOR ANSWERINGQUESTIONS1. apothegmatic A.2. Refer to something you have alreadysaid whenever possible. This is safe.3. Answer based on your position in thedebate so far. Keep options open.4. Dont make promises of what you oryour partner will do later. 25. GUIDELINES FOR ANSWERINGQUESTIONS5. Qualify your answers.6. Be willing to exchange documentsread into the debate.7. Answer only relevant questions.8. Address the judge. 26. GUIDELINES FOR ANSWERINGQUESTIONS9. Try and not answer hypothetical Q. Ifthey demand, say you will give ahypothetical A.10. Signal each other, dont tag-team.11. Do nt sayI dont know,sayI am notsure at this time. 27. REBUTTALSA. Most debaters, coaches, and judges would agree that rebuttals are the well-nigh difficult and yet the most important parts of the debate.B. Not only is there less time within each speech, but each debater has to sort through all of the issues to determine which ones are the most important onesC. What a debater does or does not do in rebuttals will decide who wins the debate. Very few debaters (especially beginners) can hope to extend everything thathappened in the constructive speeches.28. REBUTTALSD. Debaters dont have to do that and just because a team may have dropped a point or an argument is not an automatic reason to vote against that team.E. What matters is the type of argument that is extended or dropped in rebuttals-this will determine the winner of the round. 29. REBUTTALSThink about these four issues when rebuttalshappen1. Which arguments have more weight at theend of the round?2. Which outcomes (disads, cou nter plans)are more likely given lots of internal links?3. What about time frame-what happensfirst?4. What about the grapheme of evidence? 30. REBUTTALSHere are some other helpful hints1. Avoid repetition. Dont just repeat yourconstructive arguments. Beat the other teamsarguments and tell the judge why your argumentsare better.2. Avoid button ships. Dont avoid what theother team said. You must clash directly withtheir responses.3. Avoid reading evidence only. You must beexplaining and telling the judge why these issueswin the debate. 31. REBUTTALS4. Avoid rereading evidence that has alreadybeen read in constructive. You can makereference to it by referring to it, but dont re-read it.5. Avoid lumping and dumping.Dont try togo for everything. You cant make 12responses to each argument in a few minutes.6. Be organized. Dont confine from issue toissue at random. Be specific and logical aboutwinning issues.32. REBUTTALS7. Dont be a blabbering motor mouth. Speakquickly but not beyond y our ability. If you speaktoo fast, you will stumble and not get through asmuch.8. Dont whine to the judge about fairness or whatthe other team might have done that you think isunethical. collide with responses and beat them.9. Dont make new arguments. You can read newevidence but you cant run new disadvantages ortopicality responses. You are limiting to extendingthe positions laid out in the constructive speeches. 33. REBUTTALS10. Use signposting. Make sure the judge knowswhere you are on the flow sheet. This is not the timeto lose the judge on the flow.11. Use issue packages. Organize your argumentsinto issue packages. Choose arguments which youwant to win. Dont go for everything. Extend thosearguments that you need to win.12. Cross-apply arguments. If you dropped anargument in a prior speech that you think wasimportant dont act like your losing. Cross-applyarguments you made somewhere else in the debate toanswer it.