Bellarmine Rhetoric Intrasquad Policy Debate Tournament
2021 — San Jose, CA/US
Rhetoric Debate Speech Times and Point Scale
RHETORIC DEBATE SPEECH TIMES AND POINT SCALE
These will also appear directly on your ballot. Please keep in mind that we will be using reduced speech times.
Speech times:
1AC...6 mins
CX...3 mins
1NC...6 mins
CX...3 mins
2AC...6 mins
CX...3 mins
2NC...6 mins
CX...3 mins
1NR...4 mins
1AR...4 mins
2NR...4 mins
2AR...4 mins
Prep time (per team)...4 mins
Point Scale:
29-30...Excellent Speaker
28-29...Above Average Speaker
27.5-28...Average Speaker
27-27.5...Below Average Speaker
25-27...Deficient Speaker
<25...Rude/Disrespectful/-isms were said
Tenth points okay
Tied points allowed
If you need to give a debater fewer than 25 points, please justify this in your RFD/Comments for that team. At no point should you give fewer than 20 points. If you need to do this, please Slack Xavier and let him know.
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