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Criteria 5 Points 4 Points 3 Points 2 Points 1 Point Total Points

The document evaluates two debate teams on several criteria such as respect, information accuracy, rebuttal strength, use of facts, organization, and understanding of the topic. The criteria are scored on a 5-point scale. A team that showed respect, clear and thorough information, strong counterarguments, well-supported points, logical organization, and a deep understanding of the topic would receive mostly 5 points. A team lacking in these areas would score mostly 1 points. The document also provides debate guidelines regarding participation, notes, format, and time limits.

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Criteria 5 Points 4 Points 3 Points 2 Points 1 Point Total Points

The document evaluates two debate teams on several criteria such as respect, information accuracy, rebuttal strength, use of facts, organization, and understanding of the topic. The criteria are scored on a 5-point scale. A team that showed respect, clear and thorough information, strong counterarguments, well-supported points, logical organization, and a deep understanding of the topic would receive mostly 5 points. A team lacking in these areas would score mostly 1 points. The document also provides debate guidelines regarding participation, notes, format, and time limits.

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Criteria 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point


Points
All statements, body Statements and Statements and Statements and Statements, responses
language, and responses were responses were responses, and/or and/or body language
responses were respectful but, once or respectful but there body language were were not respectful.
Respect for another
respectful. twice, body language was one sarcastic borderline
team
was not. remark. appropriate. Some
Sarcastic remarks
were observed.
All information Most information Most information Some information was Information had major
presented in this presented in the presented in this accurate but have inaccuracies or was
Information debate was clear, debate was clear, debate was clear, some inaccuracies. usually not clear.
accurate, and accurate, and accurate, but was not
thorough. thorough. usually thorough.
All counterarguments Most Some Many Counterarguments
were accurate, counterarguments counterarguments counterarguments were inaccurate and
Rebuttal relevant, and strong. were accurate, were accurate and counter arguments irrelevant.
relevant, and strong. relevant, but several were weak and
were weak. irrelevant.
Every major point was Every major point was Every major point was Some points were All points were not
supported with adequately supported supported with facts, supported well; others supported.
relevant facts, with relevant facts, statistics, and/or were not.
Use of Facts/Statistics
statistics, and/or statistics, and/or examples, but the
examples. examples. relevance of some was
questionable.
All arguments were Most arguments were Some of the Only few of the Argument were not
clearly tied to an idea clearly tied to an idea arguments were arguments were clearly tied to an idea
(premise) and (premise) and clearly tied to an idea clearly tied to an idea (premise) and not
Organization
organized in a tight organized in a tight, (premise) and (premise) and organized in a tight,
logical fashion. logical fashion. organized in a tight, organized in a tight, logical fashion.
logical fashion. logical fashion.
The team understood The team understood The team seemed to The team seemed to The team did not show
the topic deeply and the topic deeply and understand the main understand the main an adequate
Understanding of
presented their presented their points of the topics point of the topic but understanding of the
Topic
information forcefully information easily. and presented those were not able to easily topic.
and convincingly. easily. present.
Comments:
Debate Etiquettes:
1. This is not a competition. This serves as an exercise to test your analytical and argumentative skills to
confidently present claims with sufficient justification.
2. All members of each side must participate in the debate.
3. You may bring some notes containing cue words or key words only to help you remember your main
points.

Format of the Debate:


1. Affirmative Construction (Presentation of the Position)
a. Positive Stand
b. Negative Stand
2. Negative Construction (Critique of the Opponent)
a. Positive Stand
b. Negative Stand
3. Rebuttal Speech (Response to the Critique)
a. Positive Stand
b. Negative Stand
4. Summation and Conclusion
a. Positive Stand
b. Negative Stand

Debate Rules:
1. The affirmative construction’s speaker will be given six (6) minutes to present the group’s argument.
2. The negative construction’s speaker will be given four (4) minutes to present the group’s argument.
3. The rebuttal speaker will be given three (3) minutes to reply to critique.
4. Summary and conclusions will be limited to two (2) minutes.
5. Time limit will be strictly implemented

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