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WHITMAN 40th Annual Remy Wilcox HS Speech and Debate Tournament 2012 Invitation v1.3 |
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DEBATE INFORMATION |
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POLICY TEAM DEBATE INFORMATION
PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE INFORMATION
CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY USE RULES FOR ALL DEBATES
Schools
can enter 12 Policy Debate Teams.
Schools
can enter 12 LD debaters.
Schools
can enter 12 Public Forum Teams. New
for 2012: Pub Forum breaks to Octas.
Schools
can enter 12 Parli Teams. New for 2012: Parli
happens Sat. If you are not in Pol-LD elims, we
encourage you to do parli.
Schools
can enter 20 Congressional debaters.
1. L-D DIVISIONS:
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Championship:
Open to any student who wishes TOC level competition or who cannot enter the
other divisions. Champ LD debaters will be able to strike and/or preference
judges.
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Senior:
Open to anyone who has advanced to elims in LD or Policy debate THREE OR LESS
times in SENIOR or higher division.
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Junior:
Open to anyone who has advanced to elims in any kind of debate THREE OR LESS
times in JV or higher divisions.
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Novice: Open
only to frosh, sophomores, and juniors who 1) have advanced to elims in any
kind of debate TWO OR LESS times in any division; 2) and have not competed
before
2. TIME LIMITS:
6-3-7-3-4-6-3
with 4 minutes of prep time.
3. THE TOPIC: LD debaters will use the Nov-Dec NFL LD Topic. Resolved: The United States ought to guarantee
universal health care for its citizens.
Click here to see the
Nov-Dec LD Topic at the NFL Web Site. (if this
link does not work, please email Jim Hanson at hansonjb@whitman.edu
The LD Topic is
announced October 1.
4. TWO PERSON L-D
TEAMS ARE NOT PERMITTED.
5. Novice and some
junior division LD debates will occur in a large room due to space constraints.
6. All rounds are double-flighted
except Semis, and Finals.
7.
POLICY, CONGRESSIONAL, PUBLIC FORUM, AND LD DEBATE CONFLICT
Students can enter only ONE type of debate.
Students that do not advance to
LD elimination rounds can do Parli debate on Saturday.
8.
One judge covers 4 LD debaters.
9.
You may enter up to 12 LD Debaters.
1. POLICY DIVISIONS:
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Championship:
Open to any team who wishes TOC level competition or who cannot enter the other
divisions. Champ Policy Teams will be able to strike and/or preference judges.
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Intermediate:
Open to any team with competitors who have advanced to elims in policy debate
THREE OR LESS times in SENIOR or higher division.
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Novice: Open
to teams with only frosh, sophomores, and juniors who 1) have advanced to elims
in any kind of debate TWO OR LESS times in any division; 2) have not competed
before
2. TIME LIMITS:
3. THE
TOPIC: Resolved: The United States federal
government should substantially increase its transportation infrastructure
investment in the United States.
Click here to see the
Policy Topic at the NFL Web Site. (if this link does not work, please email Jim Hanson at hansonjb@whitman.edu
4. THREE OR FOUR PERSON TEAMS ARE
PERMITTED EXCEPT IN CHAMP
DIVISION: Just indicate on the Entry Form. Obviously,
only two people compete in each round.
One Person teams are not permitted.
TEAMS WITH MEMBERS FROM TWO DIFFERENT
SCHOOLS ARE NOT PERMITTED per WSFA rules unless debate is not offered at one of
the schools and the two schools are in the same district.
5.
POLICY, CONGRESSIONAL, PUBLIC FORUM, AND LD DEBATE CONFLICT
Students can enter only ONE type of debate.
Students that do not advance to
Policy elimination rounds can do Parli debate on Saturday.
6. Novice and some junior division debates will occur in
large rooms with multiple tables due to space constraints.
7.
WE USE THE OFFICIAL WA NOVICE CASE LIST. Please
tell your novice division debaters what the WA novice case list is!
Novices
are restricted in the arguments they may present in policy debate:
Allowed
affirmative cases
• Hi-speed passenger rail: intra-region
rail to connect large metropolitan areas; excludes light rail
• Urban public transportation: buses
only for urban transportation
• Next generation air transport system:
accelerate the implementation, now scheduled for 2025
• Port Security: increase the
investment in port security infrastructure
• Electric car stations: increase
electric car charging stations
• National Infrastructure Bank: create
a National Infrastructure Bank, as articulated in the American Jobs Act. No funding specification for particular
projects
Negatives
can run the States counterplan.
Kritiks and specification theory arguments are
not allowed.
There
is no guarantee that running a novice case means the plan is topical.
(The
Novice Case List is announced in mid-September after the WA State HS Coaches
meeting.)
8.
One judge covers 2 policy debate teams.
9.
You may enter up to 12 Policy Teams.
1. PUBLIC FORUM DIVISIONS:
·
Championship:
Open to any team who wishes the most rigorous competition or who cannot enter
the other divisions.
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Intermediate:
Open to any team with competitors who have advanced to elims in any kind of
debate THREE OR LESS times in SENIOR or higher division.
·
Novice: Open
to teams with only frosh, sophomores, and juniors who 1) have advanced to elims
in any kind of debate TWO OR LESS times in any division; 2) have not competed
before
2. TIME LIMITS:
NOTE: NO COIN FLIP. THE PRO-AFF AND THE
CON-NEG TEAM WILL BE LISTED ON THE POSTING.
Pro First Speaker = 4 Minutes
Con First Speaker = 4 Minutes
Crossfire = 3 Minutes
Pro Second Speaker = 4 Minutes
Con Second Speaker = 4 Minutes
Crossfire = 3 Minutes
Pro First Speaker Summary = 2 Minutes
Con First Speaker Summary = 2 Minutes
Grand Crossfire = 3 Minutes
Pro Second Speaker Final Focus = 2 Minutes
Con Second Speaker Final Focus = 2 Minutes
Prep Time (per team) = 2 Minutes.
3. THE PUB
FORUM TOPIC: Public Forum Debaters will use the November Topic. Resolved: Current U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East undermines
our national security.
4. THREE OR FOUR PERSON
TEAMS ARE PERMITTED. Just indicate
on the Entry Form. Obviously, only two people compete in each round. One Person
teams are not permitted.
TEAMS WITH MEMBERS
FROM TWO DIFFERENT SCHOOLS ARE NOT PERMITTED per WSFA rules unless debate is
not offered at one of the schools and the two schools are in the same district.
5. We reserve the
right to limit entries in Public Forum debate if we lack space.
6. Some rounds will
occur in large rooms with multiple tables due to space constraints.
7.
POLICY, CONGRESSIONAL, PARLI, PUBLIC FORUM, AND LD DEBATE CONFLICT
Students can enter only ONE type of debate.
Public Forum debaters
cannot also do Parli–sorry, they conflict in the schedule.
8.
One judge covers 4 Public Forum Teams.
9.
You may enter up to 12 Public Forum Teams.
1. PARLI DEBATE DIVISIONS:
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Championship:
Open to any team who wishes the most rigorous competition or who cannot enter
the other divisions.
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Intermediate:
Open to any team with competitors who have advanced to elims in any kind of
debate THREE OR LESS times in SENIOR or higher division.
NOTE: Policy and LD Debaters that do not advance to elims–come to
Hunter Foyer Saturday morning with your judge(s) and we’ll get you debating Parli.
2. TIME LIMITS:
The debate begins shortly after posting. Argument Prep occurs BEFORE you come to the
tournament.
Each
speaker MUST take at least one question during his/her constructive speech AND
the question is not timed.
Questions may not be asked during the first
and last 30 seconds of the constructive speeches.
Students may ask questions during the 45
second preparation time periods.
Prime
Minister Constructive: 3 min.
45 second preparation/cross-examination
Leader
of Opposition Constructive: 4 min.
45 second preparation/cross-examination
Member
of Government Constructive 4 min.
45 second preparation/cross-examination
Member
of Opposition Constructive 4 min.
Leader
of Opposition Rebuttal 2.5 min.
45 second preparation/cross-examination
Prime
Minister Rebuttal 3 min.
3.
PARLI TOPICS
We
will have two topics on current public policy issues for Rounds 1-4. After
that, each round will have its own topic.
THESE
ARE THE 2012 RESOLUTIONS.
Round 1 topic:
US military intervention in Syria is a good
idea.
Round 2 topic:
US military intervention in Syria is a good
idea.
Round 3 topic:
The US should significantly restrict the
sale and possession of handguns.
Round 4 topic:
The US should significantly restrict the sale
and possession of handguns.
Quarterfinals topic
The US should implement a new jobs bill.
Semifinals topic
The use of affirmative action should be
ended.
Finals topic
The US should significantly sanction
Pakistan.
4.
MATERIALS YOU MAY BRING TO YOUR ROUNDS
You
MAY have an outlined case/arguments on your flowsheet or laptop flow. You
may refer to sources as you would in an extemporaneous speech during your
speeches. YOU MAY NOT directly quote
(word for word) articles and YOU MAY NOT read a word for word written out
speech.
NOTICE:
You must be willing to show your laptop and/or flowsheet to the judge at any
time during the debate so he/she can view what you are looking at. AGAIN—YOU
MAY NOT HAVE A FULLY WRITTEN OUT SPEECH OR PORTION OF A SPEECH. This is an
extemporaneous event (notes from a flowsheet are fine, written out speeches are
not permitted.).
5.
THREE AND FOUR PERSON PARLI TEAMS PERMITTED but only 2 may debate at a time.
6.
We reserve the right to limit entries in parliamentary debate if we lack space.
7.
Some rounds will occur in large rooms with multiple tables due to space
constraints.
8. Yes, debates are powermatched.
9.
STUDENTS CAN ENTER PARLI DEBATE ONLY IF . . .
They are not in Congress or Public Forum debate.
They are not in elims of Policy or LD debate.
10.
One judge covers 4 Parli Teams.
11.
You may enter up to 12 Parli Teams.
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CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE INFORMATION |
1. CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE DIVISIONS:
There
is a junior and senior division of Congressional Debate.
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Senior: Open to any student who wishes the best
competition or who cannot enter junior division.
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Junior: Open to any student who has 1)
participated in extemp, impromptu or debate event 10 or less times (if not, go
Senior); and 2) participated in Congressional Debate five or fewer times (if
not, go Senior).
2. TIME LIMITS AND RULES
In general, we follow current NFL
rules for Congressional Debate with newly proposed changes:
1) Four minute speeches
2) Mandatory 2 minute questioning
after first Aff and first Neg, then no questions unless included within the
four minutes allotted to each speech
3) Elimination of the Base system
for calculating points, BUT each session must last long enough to give every
speaker the OPPORTUNITY to speak twice
4) No Student Choice Awards. Judges preferentially rank the top 14
students in the rounds and cum totals determine advancement to super congress
or awards.
Students may not access the
internet nor play games during the sessions. Students may use computers BUT
must show the screen to the Speaker, Judge, or Parliamentarian immediately at
any time requested. Students found to be accessing the internet shall be
disqualified. Students found to be playing computer games shall have their
computer taken from them for the duration of the remainder of the session(s).
3. RESOLUTIONS
Students will deliberate
the merits of the fall WSFA bills ONLY using
Robert’s Rules of Order with:
Legislation must get
to rrice@cvsd.org by Friday October 5th,
2012. She approves the official Washington state Congressional Debate bills.
Whitman Legislation 2012 (Official
WSFA Bills)
(click to open word document with the bills)
There will be two preliminary
sessions of Congressional Debate, each lasting two hours, and a two hour Super
Session Congress. Two Scorers and a Parliamentarian will
evaluate each session.
4.
POLICY, CONGRESSIONAL, PARLI, PUBLIC FORUM, AND LD DEBATE CONFLICT
Students can enter only ONE type of debate.
Students that do not advance in
LD or Policy debate to elims, can do Congress. Come to Hunter at 7:45am on
Saturday to do this.
5. One judge covers 6 Congressional Debate Entries. This judge may NOT
judge other types of debate.
6. You may enter up to 20 Congressional Debate Slots.
ADVANCING
TO ELIMS:
IN
POLICY, LD, and PUBLIC FORUM: We will break up to 16 teams who have at least a
4-2 (3-2 in Pub Forum) record (no 3-3’s will advance and no more than 16 teams
will advance per division).
We
do not advance more teams because of room and judge constraints.
IN
CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE: We will break up to 20 students into the Super Session.
FOR
POLICY, LD, PUBLIC FORUM, PARLI: The break to elimination rounds will be based
on the following hierarchy: Win-loss record; Adjusted speaker points; Total
Speaker points; and Win-loss record of opposing teams.
WE BREAK BRACKETS EXCEPT IN SEMIS IN
CHAMP DIVISION. Breaking
brackets means that among the teams that are set to debate in an elim, we will
adjust pairings so that teams from the same school do not hit each other (if that
is possible).
POLICY-PUBLIC
FORUM-LD-PARLI AWARDS: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Quarterfinalists,
Octafinalists (no octafinals in Parli).
SPEAKER
AWARDS: Top 5 in Policy, LD, Public Forum, and Parli
divisions. Speaker awards are given on the basis of adjusted speaker points,
total speaker points, then z score.
CONGRESSIONAL
DEBATE AWARDS: 1st, 2nd, 3rd,
4th, 5th overall and 1st for the Presiding
Officer,
NOTE:
ALL OF THE ABOVE ARE SUBJECT to the computer program’s ability to do the above
calculations.
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You may use computers in your debate
rounds to read material you have put on your computer prior to the beginning of
the first speech in the debate. Note: Parli debaters may have flowed notes on
computers—never word for word written out arguments/cases.
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You may type into your computer to
write overviews, arguments etc. and you may read these during the debate.
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You may flow on your computer to take
notes of the arguments, citations, search terms from the text of evidence, and
judge’s comments in the debate.
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You may NOT do internet research during
your debate nor any kind of research that involves searching resources that are
stored or located outside the physical drives of the computers you brought into
the room. You may only do this “outside research” until the first speech begins
in a debate.
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You may exchange files with the other
team and the judge via flashdrives or internet such as using Sharepoint or
Dropbox.
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You may NOT use instant messaging, cell
phone, “blackberry,” “text messaging,” “web video,” etc. to communicate with
those not debating or judging in your round. You may however, video or audio
record your debating for use after the debate is over.
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During the debate, you are to keep your
communication to your partner, the other team, and the judge except for in-person
pleasantries/personal conversations that are not about your debate.
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Judges have the right to stop behavior
in violation of the above including
looking at your computer screen and judges have the right to lower speaker
points, rankings, and to drop teams for violating these policies after
consulting with the tournament director.