ROLES IN DEBATING WEEK 2 CONTENTS TEAMS ROLES
ROLES IN DEBATING WEEK 2
CONTENTS • TEAMS • ROLES
DEBATE TEAMS THE GOVERNMENT THE OPPOSITION • SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE • TIMER • PRIME MINISTER • LEADER OF OPPOSITION • MINISTER OF THE CROWN • MEMBER OF OPPOSITION
THE GOVERNMENT
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE [MR. /MRS. SPEAKER]
MR. /MRS. SPEAKER • INTRODUCES DEBATE TOPIC, RULES AND EACH DEBATER • THANKS EACH DEBATER AFTER THEY DELIVER THEIR ARGUMENT • CONTROLS THE FLOW OF THE DEBATE (WHO SPEAKS, RULES) • CAN SEEK GUIDANCE FROM THE HEAD JUDGE IN THE ROOM TO MAKE RULINGS
EXAMPLE - “POINT OF ORDER/ POINT OF PRIVILEGE” - “YOU MAY RISE. WHAT IS YOUR POINT? ” - “THANK YOU MR. /MRS. SPEAKER” (ENDING OF EACH SPEECH. ) - “THANK YOU (ROLE), NOW I CALL UPON (NEXT ROLE) TO RISE AND SPEAK. ” - SOUND PROFESSIONAL, AND POLITE
PRIME MINISTER
PRIME MINISTER • REPRESENTS THE GOVERNMENT • DEFINES TERMS OF THE RESOLUTION • OUTLINES THE GOVERNMENT’S ARGUMENT • DETAILS POINTS AND PROVIDES EVIDENCE OR SUPPORT • PROVIDES BACKGROUND INFORMATION; REFERENCES FOR ARGUMENTS
PRIME MINISTER AT THE END OF THE DEBATE: • SUMMARIZES WHY THE GOVERNMENT’S ARGUMENT MUST ULTIMATELY STAND • MAY REBUT FINAL ARGUMENTS FROM OPPOSITION • PROVIDES NO NEW INFORMATION
MINISTER OF THE CROWN
MINISTER OF THE CROWN • REBUTS THE OPPOSITIONS ARGUMENT • STATES WHY THE OPPOSITIONS ARGUMENT MUST FAIL • REBUILDS THE GOVERNMENTS ARGUMENT AND SUMMARIZES WHY IS STILL STANDS • MAY BRING UP A COUPLE NEW SUPPORTING POINTS FOR THE GOVERNMENTS ARGUMENT
THE OPPOSITION
TIMER
TIMER • TIMES ALL ARGUMENTS, INDICATES TO DEBATERS DURING THEIR ADDRESSES HOW MUCH SPEAKING TIME REMAINS • ALLOWS EXTRA TIME FOR INTERRUPTIONS • ADVISES ADJUDICATORS OF TIME FAULTS AT THE END OF EACH ROUND
LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION
LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION • REPRESENTS THE OFFICIAL OPPOSITION • TEARS DOWN THE GOVERNMENTS ARGUMENT • SUMMARIZES WHY THE GOVERNMENTS ARGUMENT MUST FAIL
LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION • REBUILDS THE OPPOSITIONS ARGUMENTS AGAINST THE RESOLUTION • REBUTS ARGUMENTS AND EVIDENCE RAISED BY THE MINISTER OF THE CROWN • REINFORCES THE REBUTTAL MADE BY THE MEMBER OF THE OPPOSITION
MEMBER OF THE OPPOSITION
MEMBER OF THE OPPOSITION MUST DO TWO THINGS: • REBUTS ALL POINTS RAISED BY THE PRIMER MINISTER IN SUPPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT’S ARGUMENT • SUMMARIZES WHY THE GOVERNMENT’S RESOLUTION MUST FAIL • MAY PROPOSE A COUNTER-PLAN TO THAT OF THE GOVERNMENTS; HOWEVER NOT REQUIRED OR FAULTED FOR NOT DOING THIS
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