Round Rules

The NPDL Online Round Rules can be found here, at Article XIII of the Legislative Code.

The evidence rules changed this year. The new rule reads as follows:

SECTION 12: Evidence
A. Debaters should primarily rely on logic and general knowledge.
B. Debaters should not cite published sources during the round. Judges should enforce this rule by giving a claim supported by a citation the same weight as they would give a claim not supported by a citation.

This rule is not protestable to the Protest Committee; we ask judges to enforce it.