MSDL Novice Tournament
2025 — Sharon, MA/US
Big Questions
Abbreviation
BQ
Format
Debate
Entry Fee
$10.00
Entry
Teams of between 1
and 2 competitors
Event Description:
The Big Questions debating format involves opposing contestants debating a topic concerning the intersection of science, philosophy, and religion. Students can compete as individuals or as a team, this means rounds can be 1 vs. 1, 2 vs. 2, or 1 vs. 2. Topics will address deeply held beliefs that often go unexamined. 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. Recruiting average members of the public to judge and observe this event is encouraged but not required. In the event that a Big Question entry is composed of two students, the number of speeches shall be evenly divided between both members.