australasian parliamentary english debate system
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Australasian Australasian Parliamentary English Parliamentary English Debate SystemDebate System
Johanes Leonardi T., S.Pd, M.Sc
English Education Study ProgramFaculty of Teacher Training & EducationWIDYA MANDALA CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY - SURABAYA
Definition
A formal method of interactive and representational argument.
Consist of two teams debating over an issue, more commonly called a topic or proposition.
Encouraged in high schools and colleges
The Advantages
A means of encouraging critical thinking.
A means of personal expressions.
Tolerance of others' opinions.
Formation
Affirmative
Team
Negative
Team
Adjudicators
Chair Person Time Keeper
Australasian Debating
Affirmative:
1st Speaker
2nd Speaker
3rd Speaker
Reply Speaker
Negative:
1st Speaker
2nd Speaker
3rd Speaker
Reply Speaker
Speech Delivery
Substantive Speech: 5-8 minutes
Reply Speech: 3-5 minutes
Affirmative (“The Government”)
Has the right to define the motion.
Support it with constructive arguments.
Negative (“The Opposition”)
Oppose the motion defined by the Affirmative.
Build a counter-case against the Affirmative.
Challenge the definition if invalid only.
Motion (Topic)
A prepositional statement that determines what a debate shall be about:
That we should give President SBY a chance.
That American pop culture is a threat to civilization.
Defining the Motion
Must be debatable. Must not a bizarre
distortion of the motion.
Defining the Motion
That what goes up must come down. what being the President of RI. goes up takes power come down step down from the
power “That the Indonesian presidency
should be limited to 2 terms”
Challenging the Definition
Truistic Tautological/ Circular Squirreling Time & Place Setting
Truistic Definition
It is ‘true’ by nature thus make the arguments unarguable.
That we should eat, drink, and be merry.
That we should eat because otherwise we starve to death; drink because otherwise we would die; and be merry because we are alive.
Tautological/Circular Definition
The given definition is circling to the motion.
That technology is killing our work ethic.
That all scientific advancements that make life easier and therefore kill our work ethic are killing our work ethic.
Squirreling Definition
It isn’t tied down to the spirit of the motion & doesn’t have a proper logical link to the motion.
That the USA is opening up to the PRC. USA: Untidy Students of Asia PRC: Pretty Room Cleaners
Time & Place Setting Definition
The subject matter of the debate cannot be confined to a very particular time & place.
Limiting the subject matter to only the economic development of Japan during the specific period of the Meiji restoration.
Theme Line
It is the underlying logic of a team’s case.
Used to prove a team’s stand on the motion.
Key question: Why is it true? Indonesia’s presidency should be
limited to 2 terms in respect to democracy, balance of power, and adapting to the world changes.
Team Split
Distribution of arguments to the 1st, 2nd, 3rd speaker.
Argumentation
The process of explaining why a point of view should be accepted.
Valid by its supporting logic & facts.
Good argumentation
Relevance Organization Consistency & internal
logic Clarity Effective use of
evidence
Rebuttal
The process of proving that the opposing team’s arguments should be accorded less weight than its claim.
Showing how & why the opposition’s arguments are invalid.
Rebuttal: The arguments are…
Based on a wrong of facts/ interpretation of facts.
Irrelevant to the topic. Illogical. Involving unacceptable implications.
Role of the First Speaker
Affirmative: Defines the motion. Presents the team’s theme line
why the case is logically correct. Outlines the team split. Delivers 1st substantial argument. Provide a brief summary of the case.
Role of the First Speaker
Negative: Accepts/challenges the definition. Rebut 1st affirmative’s arguments. Presents the theme line. Outlines the theme split. Delivers 1st substantial arguments. Provides a brief summary.
Role of the Second Speaker
Affirmative: Rebuts the 1st negative’s arguments. Restates the affirmative team’s case. Delivers 2nd substantial speech. Provides a brief summary.
Role of the Second Speaker
Negative: Rebuts the two affirmative speakers. Restates the team’s case. Delivers the 2nd substantial
arguments. Provides a brief summary.
Role of the Third Speaker
Affirmative: Rebuts the two negative speakers. Restates the theme line & the two
speakers’ arguments. Summarizes the issues of the debate.
Role of the Third Speaker
Negative: Rebuts all three affirmative speakers. Restates the theme line & the two
speakers’ arguments. Summarizes the issues of the debate
Reply Speakers
Provide an overview of the debate. Identify the issues by both sides. Provide a biased adjudication of the
debate.
Adjudication
The process of determining which team wins the debate.
Matter: 40 Manner: 40 Method: 20
HAPPY DEBATING!!!
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