Debate involves creating a specific speech and a plan — an affirmative side and a negative side — whereas forensics is more like a track and field event. There is acting and speaking, partner events and singular events. Junior Aquib Jamil has been involved in debate and forensics since his freshman year. He said experienced debaters persuaded him to take both classes, but he enjoys debate more than forensics. So, every tournament you go one round with your case and one round saying why the other teams case is bad.
I wrote one about Snickers bars. Then, the one I legitimately worked on was about sleep paralysis. It has to be about seven minutes long, and you go up and present it in front of a judge.
Topics are changed every two months. Argumentation includes a constructive case, cross-examination, and refutation. Skills learned include research, policy analysis, case building, refutation, questioning, organization and communication.
Public Forum Debate is audience friendly debate. Two pairs teams debate monthly controversial topics ripped from newspaper headlines. Rounds begin with a coin toss between the competing teams to determine side and order Pro-Con or Con-Pro. Public Forum tests skills in argumentation, cross-examination, and refutation. Skip to content What are the different kinds of speech and debate?
Under the category of speech, they are: Extemporaneous Speaking: A contestant draws three questions, selects one, then has 30 minutes to prepare a speech in response. Original Oratory: Orators are expected to research and speak intelligently, with a degree of originality, in an interesting manner, and with some profit to the audience, about a topic of significance.
Details are posted on additional staff members as they are confirmed and as we have complete biographic information available. Staff listing may not be fully up to date or reflect all hires to date. Stanford Invitational Tournament. Programs Need help selecting a program? Whereas arguments of pragmatics often are effective in policy debate, LD is more often about the principles and philosophy, and an LD case is structured around a philosophical objective, with arguments supporting why that objective ought be valued over all else for example, security is most important, and then principled arguments explaining why that is the case.
There is a lesser research burden for LD versus policy debate, and an LD case is often substantially written by a student, with pieces of quoted research brought in at strategic locations as opposed to a policy case being all about the evidence. LD debate is the only format that is one-on-one. Some students prefer this style for the ability to control your own destiny, as you win or lose based solely on your own arguments as opposed to also relying on a partner.
Public Forum Debate : Public Forum debate has the most in common with policy debate structurally. The topic changes each month, and again is set nationally.
Although the topic areas in Public Forum are broadly similar to the topic areas in policy debate, the topics are somewhat narrower so that students can master them within a month you couldn't be fully proficient at a broad policy debate topic in only a month. The format is similar to policy in that cases are written and the topics have more of a practical, policymaking bent than the philosophical issues that tend to be discussed in LD.
Public Forum debate is a two-on-two activity teams of two students competing against one another. For students with tight schedules we also offer an abbreviated week-long Beginner's Public Forum Program. Parliamentary Debate : Parliamentary debate has less of a structured research burden that the other main types of debate due to the nature of its topics.
Parliamentary topics are different in every round of debate, so when you are at a tournament a topic is announced and you are given minutes to prepare prior to starting the debate round. You are allowed to bring materials with you into the prep room; however, you can only take what you've written down during the prep period into the debate round with you, and internet is not allowed during preparation. Obviously the topic couldn't be of a particularly technical basis, or students wouldn't be knowledgeable enough to prepare a case in only minutes.
As a result, the topics are broad and mainstream enough that a student can engage with the resolution the specific topic for a round. The Parliamentary format rewards students who are generally well-read and well-informed on a variety of issues, and one of the best ways to prepare is to be a regular follower of the news. The format is highly extemporaneous, as the topic you will debate can only be prepared starting 15 minutes in advance.
Parliamentary debate is a two-on-two activity teams of two students competing against one another. Each person in the round will give a constructive speech so there are 4 constructive speeches in policy, Public Forum and Parliamentary, and 2 constructive speeches in LD.
After each constructive speech, there is a cross examination period during which the other team may ask the speaker questions. Following the conclusion of the constructive phase of the round, there are a series of rebuttal speeches. In a rebuttal speech, the goal is to tie up loose ends and show why and how your team has won the arguments necessary to won the round.
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