Pine Richland Invitational

2023 — Pittsburgh, PA/US

Parliamentary Debate

Abbreviation PAR
Format Debate
Entry Fee $12.00
Entry 2 competitors per entry

Event Description:

Overview:

All rounds are extemporaneous rounds where the teams see the motion at the beginning of the round and have a 20 minute prep time. A coin flip will need to be conducted to see which team will be The Government (in favor of the motion) and which team will be The Opposition (against the motion.)

Topic areas to be announced soon.

For more information about Parliamentary Debate specifically, see https://www.phssl.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/PHSSL-ParliamentaryDebateGuide-20221119.pdf

Parliamentary Debate Times:

First speaker (PM) for the motion

7 minutes

First speaker (OL) against the motion

7 minutes

Second speaker for the motion

7 minutes

Second speaker against the motion

7 minutes

Reply speech against the motion

(must be the Opposition Leader)

5 minutes

Reply speech for the motion

(must the Prime Minister)

5 minutes