1. Duration of Delivery
1) Preliminaries to Quarter-Finals
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Order
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Duration
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Captain of Affirmative
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2.5 mins
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Captain of Opposition
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2.5 mins
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1st Speaker of Affirmative
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2.5 mins
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1st Speaker of Opposition
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2.5 mins
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2nd Speaker of Affirmative
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2.5 mins
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2nd Speaker of Opposition
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2.5 mins
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Preparation of Summary
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1 min
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Captain Summary of Opposition
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3 mins
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Captain Summary of Affirmative
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3 mins
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2) Semi-Finals
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Order
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Duration
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Captain of Affirmative
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2.5 mins
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Captain of Opposition
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2.5 mins
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1st Speaker of Affirmative
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2.5 mins
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1st Speaker of Opposition
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2.5 mins
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2nd Speaker of Affirmative
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2.5 mins
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2nd Speaker of Opposition
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2.5 mins
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* Free Debate
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3 mins each side
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Preparation of Summary
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1 min
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Captain Summary of Opposition
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3 mins
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Captain Summary of Affirmative
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3 mins
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3) Grand Final
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Order
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Duration
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Captain of Affirmative
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2.5 mins
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Captain of Opposition
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2.5 mins
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1st Speaker of Affirmative
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2.5 mins
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1st Speaker of Opposition
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2.5 mins
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2nd Speaker of Affirmative
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2.5 mins
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2nd Speaker of Opposition
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2.5 mins
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**Floor Session
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12 mins (1 min for each question &
1 min for each response)
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* Free Debate
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3 mins each side
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Preparation of Summary
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1 min
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Captain Summary of Opposition
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3 mins
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Captain Summary of Affirmative
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3 mins
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* Free Debate will be included in the Semi-Finals
** Both Free Debate and Floor Session will be included in the Grand Final
2. Timekeeping
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Debater
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Delivery Time
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Start
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Last 30 seconds
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End
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Grace Period 15 seconds
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The 16th second to the 20th second
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After the 20th second
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Captain of aff.
Captain of opp.
1st speaker of aff.
1st speaker of opp.
2nd speaker of aff.
2nd speaker of opp.
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2min30s
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0s
(Ring bell once)
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2min
(Ring bell once)
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2min30s
(Ring bell twice)
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2min31s - 2min45s
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2min46s
(Ring bell five times and deduct 5pts)*
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Speaker must
end his/her
speech and
return to the
seat
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Floor Session
(only in Grand Final)
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1 min
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0s
(Ring bell once)
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45s
(Ring bell once)
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1min
(Ring bell twice)
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Free Debate
(only in Semi Finals & Grand Final)
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3min
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0s
(Ring bell once)
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2min30s
(Raise the card)
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3min
(Ring bell twice)
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Preparation of summary
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1min
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Captain Summary of opp
Captain Summary of aff.
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3mins
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0s
(Ring bell once)
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2min 30 s
(Ring bell once)
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3min
(Ring bell twice)
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3min01s -
3min15s
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3min16s
(Ring bell five times and deduct 5pts)*
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* Deduct 5 points from each adjudicator's total score.
Notes:
Aff. : Affirmative team
Opp. : Opposition team
3. Judging Criteria
3.1 Individual Speeches
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A. Content
(40 points)
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1. Quality of argument
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2. Depth and breadth of ideas
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3. Relevance of arguments to the motion
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4. Originality
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5. Depth of rebuttal
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B. Delivery
(30 points)
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1.
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Use of English language in arguments
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2.
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Level of fluency
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3.
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Strong articulation
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4.
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Originality
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5.
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Persuasiveness
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C. Organization
(20 points)
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1. Development of arguments
2. Logical sequence of points
3. Precise and concise in wordings
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D. Poise
(10 points)
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1. Gestures and posture that reinforce presentation
2. Confidence and presence
3. Eye contact
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3.2 Floor Session
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Each question asked and answered by debating team
(20 points)
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1.
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Quality
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2.
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Delivery
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3.
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Precision and relevance
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3.3 Free Debate
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A. Content
(40 points)
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1. Quality of argument
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2. Depth and breadth of ideas
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3. Relevance of arguments to the motion
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4. Originality
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5. Depth of rebuttal
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B. Delivery
(30 points)
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1.
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Use of English language in arguments
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2.
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Level of fluency
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3.
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Strong articulation
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4.
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Originality
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5.
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Persuasiveness
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C. Organization
(20 points)
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1. Development of arguments
2. Logical sequence of points
3. Precise and concise in wordings
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D. Poise
(10 points)
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1. Gestures and posture that reinforce presentation
2. Confidence and presence
3. Eye contact
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4. Score Allocation
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Debater
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Score Allocation
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Captain
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100 points
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1st Speaker
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100 points
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2nd Speaker
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100 points
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Floor Session
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60 points
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Free Debate
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100 points
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Captain Summary
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100 points
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Maximum score for each debating team
in Preliminary Round and Quarter Finals
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400 points
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Maximum score for each debating team in Semi Finals
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500 points
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Maximum score for each debating team in Grand Final
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560 points
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5. Rules of Floor Session
5.1 In the final round, participating teams shall each have THREE Floor Speakers to ask questions (and in turn answer questions and/or respond).
5.2 The floor session consists of questions posed from the floor to be answered (or responded to) by the other team's speakers on stage. Each question shall be posed by a different student from the floor.
5.3 A student from the opposition side shall begin first by posing questions to the affirmative side.
5.4 The affirmative side shall then send one of its speakers to stand up and answer the question and/or respond.
5.5 This is followed by a student from the affirmative side posing questions to the opposition side, so on and so forth.
5.6 If no question is posed by a student from the floor:-
i) the corresponding team will be penalized by a deduction of 5 marks on the floor question; and
ii) the other team could still send one of its speakers on stage to respond.
6. Rules of Free Debate Session
6.1 The affirmative side and the opposition side will each have THREE minutes to speak. Time will run on a cumulative basis for each side separately.
6.2 At least 3 debaters from each team shall have spoken in this session. The team which is in breach of such a rule will be penalized by a deduction of 5 marks in its scores with each of the adjudicators.
6.3 Each speaker shall stand up before he or she begins and sit down after finishing his or her speech.
6.4 The affirmative side shall begin first. One of its speakers on stage shall stand up and speak.
6.5 Once the said speaker sits down, the timer will begin running for the opposition side. A speaker from the opposition side shall then stand up and respond immediately and shall sit down after he or she finishes.
6.6 The affirmative side and the opposition side shall speak in turn until one of the teams has used up the entire duration of time it is entitled. The other side shall then send one of its team members to use up all the remaining time allowed.