Public Forum Debate

4. If the team feels that the opponent’s case is based on a faulty or unfair interpretation of the resolution, they should provide counter definitions and convincingly explain why their perspective is more appropriate.
7. Questioning periods give debate interactivity and a change to build clash. In crossfire, both debaters have equal access to the floor, but the first question must be asked to the debater who just finished speaking by a debater from the other team.
9. These are complicated speeches because each debater has to find a way to explain issues in the light of all that has happened so far
10. The more a debater knows about a topic, both arguments and evidence, both pro and con, the more one will be able to practice delivery and hence become truly skilled in the communication of arguments, evidence and analysis.
12. are worded as resolutions, meaning they advocate solving a problem by establishing a position.
13. This frames, with clarity, why your team has won the debate.

1. This speech constructs arguments advocating the resolution’s worthiness.
2. is critical to impact the arguments for a citizen judge.
3. A team must develop both a pro and con case, persuasively supported by evidence and reasoning.
5. The Round Starts with a
6. This speech constructs arguments showing disadvantages of the resolution and why it should not be adopted.
8. Each team has two minutes of
11. Seated, all debaters interact with one another. The first question is asked to the team that just ended its summary by the other team.