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Debate Event

2023 NSDA World School Finals. West Los Angeles Violet (Proposition) wins the National Tournament on a 12-1 decision over Hoosier Crossroads Gold (Opposition). Motion: “This House supports a people’s democratic right to secede.”

Event Description

World Schools Debate (WS) features a dynamic format that combines the concepts of “prepared” motions with “impromptu” motions, encouraging debaters to focus on specific issues rather than debate theory or procedural arguments. This highly interactive style of debate allows debaters to engage each other, even during speeches. The challenging format requires good teamwork and in-depth quality argumentation.

DEBATE FORMAT

Speech Time Limit

Proposition Team Speaker 1 8 minutes

Opposition Team Speaker 1 8 minutes

Proposition Team Speaker 2 8 minutes

Opposition Team Speaker 2 8 minutes

Proposition Team Speaker 3 8 minutes

Opposition Team Speaker 3 8 minutes

Opposition Reply 4 minutes

Proposition Reply 4 minutes

Event Rules

ACTAA aligns with NSDA on debate event rules, with the exception of IPDA.

NSDA Debate Event Rules

Resources

Public Forum Introduction

ACTAA Resource Library

NSDA Competition Events Guide

NSDA High School Unified Manual

NSDA Resource Library

NDCA Open Evidence Project

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