Parli

LIVE DOC (topic announcements, etc)

Link to parli-specific judge training.

Link to NPDL rules. One exception to these rules: Debaters will be granted a 15-second grace period on all speeches.

Points of Information (POIs)

A. A Point of Information (POI) is a single short (< 15 seconds) question that a member of the opposing team asks a debater giving a constructive speech.

B. The debater who has the floor may accept or decline each POI. A follow-up question is a separate POI.

C. Speech time does not stop during a POI.

D. Debaters may not raise POIs during protected time, which shall be the first and last minute of any constructive speech, unless invited to do so by the debater who has the floor.

Points of Order (POOs)

A. A debater may state “Point of Order” to object to a new argument in a rebuttal speech. Time should then be stopped. The debater then has 15 seconds to explain why an argument made by the opposing team is new. The opposing team then has 15 seconds to respond to the Point of Order.

B. Judges may choose whether to announce their rulings on Points of Order. If there is a judge panel, judges may not announce their rulings on Points of Order during the round. Time shall resume immediately after a judge announces a ruling on a Point of Order. If the judge does not announce a ruling, time should resume immediately after the response is finished.

C. Judges should disregard new arguments (including new responses) during rebuttal speeches, regardless of whether a Point of Order was raised. The exception is that the PMR may respond to new arguments made in the MOC. Rephrasing or new analysis of prior arguments is allowed in rebuttal speeches.

Points of Clarification (POCs)

A. A Point of Clarification is a question that a member of the opposing team asks a debater giving a PMC or an LOC. The question shall aim to clarify the speaker's advocacy or interpretation of the resolution.

B. The speaker may not decline a Point of Clarification.

C. Speech time stops for Points of Clarification and resumes once they are answered.