Storm Classic Swing - Sunday (CANCELED)

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Debate Formats

Parliamentary (Parli) DEBATE (NPDA)

TIME LIMITS:

First Proposition Constructive Speaker:                         7 minutes

Opposition Flex:                                                              2 minutes

First Opposition Constructive Speaker:                          8 minutes

Proposition Flex:                                                             2 minutes

Second Proposition Constructive Speaker:                    8 minutes

Opposition Flex:                                                              1 minute

Second Opposition Constructive Speaker:                     8 minutes

Opposition Rebuttal by First Speaker:                            4 minutes

Proposition Flex:                                                             1 minute

Proposition Rebuttal by First Speaker:                           5 minutes

PUBLIC DEBATE (IPDA/TIPDA)

TIME LIMITS:

Individual debate format

1^st Affirmative Constructive                    5 minutes

Negative Cross Examination                  2 minutes

1^st Negative Constructive                       6 minutes

Affirmative Cross Examination               2 minutes

Affirmative Rebuttal                                3 minutes

Negative Rebuttal                                   5 minutes

Affirmative Summary                              3 minutes

Team debate format

1^st Affirmative Constructive                    4 minutes

2^nd Negative Cross Examination            2 minutes

1^st Negative Constructive                       5 minutes

1^st Affirmative Cross Examination          2 minutes

2^nd Affirmative Constructive                   5 minutes

1^st Negative Cross Examination            2 minutes

2^nd Negative Constructive                      4 minutes

2^nd Affirmative Cross Examination         2 minutes

1^st Negative Rebuttal                             3 minutes

1^st Affirmative Rebuttal                           4 minutes

2^nd Negative Rebuttal                            4 minutes

2^nd Affirmative Rebuttal                         3 minutes

The IPDA recommends that speakers be prepared to speak immediately following each other; competitors may be allowed up to 10 seconds.