Rogue Valley Invitational
2022 — Medford, OR/US
SpAr Debate
Abbreviation
B:SPAR
Format
Speech
Entry Fee
$10.00
Entry
1 competitors per entry
Event Description:
SpAr Debate, or Spontaneous Argument, is an impromptu style of debate. Students compete as individuals. They will be assigned affirmation and negation, and each round will be triple flighted. Each affirmative speaker will be given two topics, one serious and one humorous. They will eliminate one, and the remaining topic will be debated. We will use the following structure for this debate:
Prep-- 1 minute
AFF Constructive-- 2 minutes
Cross Ex of AFF-- 1 minute
NEG Constructive-- 2 minutes
Cross Ex of NEG-- 1 minute
AFF Rebuttal-- 2 minutes
NEG Rebuttal-- 2 minutes
AFF Closing-- 1 minute
NEG Closing-- 1 minute