MOF Budget Debate Format

1. Team One P R O P O S I T I O N O P P O S I T I O N Team Two Debate Order 1 2 3 3 4 Team Three Team Four Each speaker will have 5 minutes 5 6 7 8 MOF Budget Debate Format Roles of each team Team One Needs to provide a clear model and have arguments that last to the end of the round. They need to stay active in the back half of the debate through Points of Information. Team Two Needs to set up a convincing Opposition case and defeat (or bring doubt unto) the Proposition’s model. They need to stay active in the back half of the debate through Points of Information. Team Three Needs to provide a clear extension (that judges decide is valid), and improve the quality of the debate. They need to provide a summary of the debate that is on target and convincing. They need to have been active in the first half of the debate through Points of Information. Team Four Needs to continue bringing new Opposition constructive to the round, and defeat (or bring doubt unto) the Proposition extension. They need to provide a summary of the debate that is on target and convincing. They need to been active in the first half of the debate through Points of Information.

2. Defines the grounds of the debate Delivers his own substantive material Flags the arguments to be delivered by Defines the opposition’s grounds Rebuts Delivers his own substantive material Flags the arguments to be delivered by Rebuts Delivers his own substantive material and makes reference back to Rebuts the arguments of and Delivers his own substantive material and makes reference back to Delivers his own substantive material and case extension Rebuts the arguments of the speakers before him, particularly of Delivers his own substantive material and case extension Rebuts the arguments of the speakers before him, particularly of Rebutts ‘s arguments and summates for the Proposition Rebutts ‘s arguments and summates for the Opposition 1 3 1 2 4 2 3 1 3 1 4 2 5 4 6 5 7 6 8 7 Roles of each speaker Points of Information • Points of information allow an opposing team member to offer a brief point during the • current speech. In this format, they are the crucial means by which Teams One and • Two can remain relevant in the second half of the debate and they are the crucial • means by which Teams Three and Four can gain relevance in the first half of the • debate. • These are only offered to opposing speakers. To offer a point of information the • ‘offerer’ should stand in his place, say ‘point of information’ and wait. • The speaker will either: • accept the point straight away; • ask the offerer to wait, and then accept the point; or • decline the point, in which case the offerer should sit down. • Points of information are not allowed during the first and last 30-seconds of each speech