Valley Spring Junior High
2023 — West Des Moines, IA/US
Topic and Format
Topic
Resolved: States ought to ban lethal autonomous weapons.
Format
The format is a modified Public Forum format.
• There won't be a coin flip - sides are assigned
• Aff / pro speaks first
• Debaters may compete alone or with a partner
Speech Times
4 minutes ----- Affirmative Case
4 minutes ----- Negative Case
3 minutes ----- Cross Fire #1
4 minutes ----- Affirmative Rebuttal
4 minutes ----- Negative Rebuttal
3 minutes ----- Cross Fire #2
3 minutes ----- Affirmative Summary
3 minutes ----- Negative Summary
3 minutes ----- Crossfire #3 / "Grand Cross Fire"
2 minutes ----- Affirmative Final Focus
2 minutes ----- Negative Final Focus
4 minutes of preparation time per side