Madison Central Mid State Invitational

2020 — NSDA Campus, MS/US

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Novice Public Forum Debate

Event Description:

RESOLVED: The United States should adopt a declaratory policy of no first use.

PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE (VARSITY AND NOVICE DIVISIONS)

• The debate will follow the 4-4-3-4-4-3-3-3-3-2-2 format.
• Each team will have 3 minutes of prep time to use as they wish. We will respect the NSDA pilot of 1 additional minute of prep.
• Five preliminary rounds will determine breaks to elimination rounds. Rounds 4 and 5 will be power-matched based on earlier preliminary record.
• Due to the truncated format of our debate rounds, we ask that NO DISCLOSURES are given during the rounds. While we appreciate the need for them, the tight schedule does not provide enough time for them.
• A novice debater is a competitor in their first year of competition in ANY event. If a student competed in middle school but did not compete in debate events on that level, they may be considered novice during their first high school season. For a team to enter the novice division, both speakers must be in their novice year.
• Laptop computers and tablet devices may be used by delegates, but may not be used to receive information for competitive advantage from non-competitors (coaches, assistant coaches, teammates, other students, etc.) inside or outside of the room in which the competition occurs.