Coming Up.....Final Debate!!!

As we we finish up our Student Congress debates over the next 4-5 school days, I want to give an preview of what we will do the last few weeks of the semester.

All debate classes will participate in a debate "battle royale" supreme cage match. Each class will hold its own tournament with the winners of each class competing against each other to decide the Supreme Debator for the Fall Semester. The debates are called, "Spontaneous Debate" This is a one-on-one debate. At the beginning of the round, a student will draw the debate topic. The debate topic will be one of the following choices:

1. Extremism in defense of liberty is justified
2. The will of the masses supersedes the rights of the individual
3. Mankind is inherently good

Once the topic is drawn, the competitors will have 5 min. to prepare for their debate. The breakdown for the debate follows:

Aff--4 min.
CX--2 min
Neg--4 min
CX--2 min
AFF Rebuttal--2 min
NEG Rebuttal--2 min

Students who are out of the tournament will receive grades based on written critiques on debates they watch in class. Participating debators in the tournament will be scored based on their debates. More details will follow, but expect debates to begin on Dec. 7th.