1 / 13

WHAT IS PUBLIC FORUM?

WHAT IS PUBLIC FORUM?. Public forum debate is:. Public Forum Debate is a team event that advocates or rejects a position posed by the resolution. A central tenet of the debate is that the clash of ideas must be communicated in a manner persuasive to the

reeves
Download Presentation

WHAT IS PUBLIC FORUM?

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. WHAT IS PUBLIC FORUM?

  2. Public forum debate is: • Public Forum Debate is a team event that advocates or rejects a position • posed by the resolution. A central tenet of the debate is that the • clash of ideas must be communicated in a manner persuasive to the • non-specialist or “citizen judge”, i.e. a member of the American jury.

  3. The debate should show: • -display solid logic, reasoning, and analysis-utilize evidence but not be driven by it-present a clash of ideas-counter the arguments of the opponents (rebuttal)-communicate ideas with clarity, organization, eloquence, andprofessional decorum

  4. Public Forum is a unique debate form. While Policy Debate focuses • on a plan to solve the problem(s) posed by the resolution, and Lincoln • Douglas Debate focuses on the core value of the resolution, Public • Forum Debate focuses on advocacy of a position derived from issues • presented in the resolution, not a prescribed set of burdens.

  5. PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE • TIMING SCHEDULE • (In the Following Order) • First Speaker - Team A = 4 Minutes • First Speaker - Team B = 4 Minutes • Crossfire = 3 Minutes • Second Speaker - Team A = 4 Minutes • Second Speaker - Team B = 4 Minutes • Crossfire = 3 Minutes • Summary - First Speaker - Team A = 2 Minutes • Summary - First Speaker - Team B = 2 Minutes • Grand Crossfire = 3 Minutes • Final Focus - Second Speaker - Team A = 1 Minute • Final Focus - Second Speaker - Team B = 1 Minute • Prep Time (per team) = 2 Minutes

  6. The judge: • Judges evaluate teams on the quality of the arguments • actually made, not on their own personal beliefs, and not • on issues they think a particular side should have covered.

  7. What I’m looking for…? • Quality, well-explained arguments • Debaters should use quoted evidence to • support their claims, and well-chosen, relevant evidence • may strengthen – but not replace – arguments. • Clear communication is a major consideration. Judges • weigh arguments only to the extent that they are clearly • explained, and they will discount arguments that are too • fast, too garbled, or too jargon-laden to be understood by • an intelligent high school student or a well-informed • citizen. A team should not be penalized for failing to • understand his or her opponent’s unclear arguments.

  8. The Coin Flip • The round starts with a coin toss; the winning team selects either: ! • The side (pro or con) they will argue! • The speaker order (begin the debate or give the last speech).

  9. 1st & 2nd speeches • Intro (DEFINITIONS; EXPLAIN WHAT YOUR GOING TO TALK ABOUT) • 3-5 Main Arguments • Conclusion

  10. Summaries • Expand on your topics  • Rebut your opponents speech.

  11. CROSSFIRE • CLASH • BRING UP VAILD ARUGUMENTS. • ASK QUESTIONS!!!!!!! • THIS IS YOUR TIME TO GET CLARIFICATION.

  12. Final focus • During Final Focus, debaters should give a short statement on which • ideas were important and why their side should win the round. Judges • should not expect a debater to give a full summary of the entire round in • two minutes.

  13. Resolved: The U.S. government should not require its citizens to have health insurance. • or • Resolved: The continuation of current U.S. anti-drug policies in Latin America will do more harm than good. • or • Resolved: On balance, the rise of China is beneficial to the • interests of the United States.

More Related