Newton South
2010 — MA/US
PFD
Abbreviation
PFD
Format
Debate
Entry Fee
$5.00
Overall Entry Limit
48
Entry
2 competitors per entry
Sample Ballot
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Event Description:
Public Forum Debate is a team event that advocates or rejects a position posed by the resolution. A central tenet of the debate is that the clash of ideas must be communicated in a manner persuasive to the non-specialist or "citizen judge", i.e. a member of the American jury.The debate should:
-display solid logic, reasoning, and analysis
-utilize evidence but not be driven by it
-present a clash of ideas
-counter the arguments of the opponents (rebuttal)
-communicate ideas with clarity, organization, eloquence, andprofessional decorum