西雅图大学辩论锦标赛Seattle University Speech and Debate Tournament报名开始

西雅图大学演讲与辩论锦标赛（Seattle University Speech and Debate Tournament）现已开始报名。

比赛时间：3月9-10日

比赛平台：Zoom

辩论分组：Parli Debate（3 on 3）；Public Forum；LD； Congress debate.

演讲项目：

SPEAKING EVENTS: Extemp, Impromptu, PowerPoint, Platform, Interp.

辩论与演讲项目同时进行，参赛者不能同时参加两项比赛。

议会制辩论（3 ON 3 PARLI DEBATE）

MIDDLE SCHOOL 3 ON 3 PARLI DEBATE

1. 辩题：

ParliDebateTopics (March)

•Round 1 Topic: Nuclear energy programs should be expanded.

•Round 2 Topic(you take the other side):Nuclear energy programs should be expanded.

•Round 3 Topic: Impromptu topic #1。

2. 规则：

初中组参赛者年龄范围：10-14岁。

宣布辩题后有20分钟的准备时间（30 minutes prep for impromptu topics）

• Prop 1st speaker: 5 minutes (present prop case)

• Opp 1st speaker: 5 minutes (respond to prop case and present opp case)

• Prop 2nd speaker: 5 minutes (defend prop case, respond to opp case, if time, add to prop case)

• Opp 2nd speaker: 5 minutes (defend opp case, defend responses to opp case, respond to new points)

• Opp 3rd speaker: 5 minutes (show partners’ won the opp case and defeated the prop case)

• Prop 3rd speaker: 5 minutes (show partners’ won the prop case and defeated opp case)

• POIs (questions/short arguments) allowed in ALL speeches for the middle 3 minutes of the speeches.

• Each speaker must take two POIs except they do not take POIs requested less than 30 seconds aftertaking a POI.

• When there is an impromptu topic for a debate, logic and reasons should be given just as much weight as a debater citing a study/statistic/fact.

PF辩论（PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE）PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE

1. 辩题：二月辩题，与刚结束的哈佛、斯坦福邀请赛PF辩论的辩题相同。

Resolved: The United States federal government should ban single-use plastics.

2. 规则：

•Debaters can participate from ages 10 to 18 or by permission from Jim Hanson.

•Pro teams of two debaters (1Pro debater and 2Pro debater) defend the topic. Con teams reject the topic. Con teams of two debaters (1Con debater and 2Con debater) reject the topic.

•Con teams cannot run counterplans; they must discuss the topic/the current policies.

• Speaker Duties:

1Case Speeches: Present Case. Do not respond to opponent’s case in this speech except minimally.

2Rebuttal Speeches: Respond to your Opponent’s Case. Do not respond to responses to your case except minimally.

1Summary Speeches: Defend Your Case/Crystalize. Do not respond to your opponent’s case except minimally.

2FinalFocus Speeches: Address Key Arguments and Weigh.

WE DO NOT WANT PF DEBATERS SPREADING TO HIT BOTH CASES IN THEIR SPEECHES—DO NOT DO THAT. ONLY THE FINAL FOCUS DIRECTLY ADDRESSES BOTH CASES IN THEIR SPEECH.

•Debaters use prepared materials in their debates. Debaters may/should use printed materials and/or laptops during the debate.

•You may also access the internet including during the debate (but you CANNOT communicate with any person including a coach or parent unless it is an emergency).

•No POIs, No heckling. No Coin tosses.

•Debaters may speak to teammates who are speaking BRIEFLY AND RARELY and can pass notes or text messages/chat. Remember, interrupting your debate partner can hurt their debating—do it at most once or twice during an entire speech and only in urgent situations.

•Use your own flow paper.

•Coaching help prior to the debate is fine but the debate starts on time. No coaching during the debate.

HS-LD辩论（LD Debate）

HIGH SCHOOL LD DEBATE

1. 辩题：

We will use the March-AprilNSDA Topic:

Resolved: The primary objective of the United States criminal justice system ought to be rehabilitation.

2. 规则：

高中组参赛者的年龄范围为：13-18岁。

• Before you start, establish and actually do your means for sharing evidence (google drive, drop box,one drive, email chain, etc.)

• First Affirmative: 6 minutes

• Negative questions Affirmative: 3 minutes

• First Negative: 7 minutes • Affirmative questions Negative: 3 minutes

• First Affirmative Rebuttal: 4 minutes

• Negative Rebuttal: 6 minutes

• Second Affirmative Rebuttal: 3 minutes

• Each side has 4 minutes of preparation to use when they wish except in the middle of questioning or speeches.

国会辩论（CONGRESS DEBATE）

CONGRESS DEBATE

1. 辩题：

辩题将在比赛开始前一周左右公布。

2. 规则：

• Each speech is 3 minutes.

• The first pro and con speech on each topic will have a 2 minute questioning period broken into 4 blocks of 30 seconds for direct questioning. And all other speeches will have 1 minutes for questions.

• We have two sessions that are 1.5 hours long.