ISDA All Grades 2018 International Championship

2018 — Pasadena, CA/US

MS/HS - Parliamentary Debate

Abbreviation Parli
Format Debate
Entry Fee $20.00
Entry 2 competitors per entry

Event Description:

A motion is presented as the subject for debate. A different topic is used for each round of debate. Two teams, each with two persons and designated as “Proposition” (also known as “Government”) and “Opposition”, prepare to debate the topic. The teams have twenty minutes of preparation time from the announcement of the motion to prepare for each debate. Students may consult other students, dictionaries, reference materials, and prepared notes during the preparation period. There is no preparation time once the debate commences. No prepared materials may be brought into the debate round for the debater’s use. Debaters are not permitted to read published material in the speeches of the debate to support their argument claims.