Newton South Winter Festival

2020 — Newton, MA/US

Big Questions Debate

Abbreviation BQD
Format Debate
Entry Fee $12.00
Overall Entry Limit 20
Entry Teams of between 1 and 2 competitors

Event Description:

Big Questions Debate is a debate format that allows students to debate with a partner or as an individual. Debates may be one-on-one, two-on-two, or two-on-one. Topics last all year and concern the intersection of science, philosophy, and religion. Students are assigned a side of the topic before each round and present cases, engage in rebuttal and refutation, and participate in a question period. Big Questions is supported by the John Templeton Foundation.

View the rules here. Download free online resources from the NSDA website (including aff and neg constructives, topic analysis, and videos).

This year's resolution is... Resolved: Objective Morality Exists

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Location
Newton South Winter Festival
Contacts
Lisa Honeyman
General Info
Invitation Homepage Email Archive Events & Divisions
Events
Student Congress
Big Questions Debate PF Debate - Novice PF Debate - Varsity
Children's Literature Declamation Dramatic Performance Duo Interp Group Discussion Impromptu Informative Multiple Novice Extemp Novice OI Final Original Oratory Play Reading Poetry Reading Program Oral Interp Prose Reading Radio Broadcasting Varsity Extemp
Circuits
MSDL – Massachusetts Speech & Debate League Past Years' Editions

Dates & Deadlines

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Tournament Dates Jan 11 to Jan 11 2020
Registration Opens Sun Dec 8 at 9:00 AM
Registration Closes Wed Jan 8 at 5:00 PM
Fees Freeze After Thu Jan 9 at 5:00 PM
Judge Information Due Thu Jan 9 at 5:00 PM
Drop online until Thu Jan 9 at 5:00 PM
Change fees apply after Thu Jan 9 at 5:00 PM

These deadlines are set in Tabroom for technical purposes. Always consult the invitation or tournament notices for official policies about deadlines and procedures.