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I’m interested . . . When: Thurs. May 2, 4:20 to 6:20pm Where: Hunter Conservatory Topic: The US should mount a preemptive military strike against North Korea. Sign up
for the IM Debates Here What are
the Awards and Prizes? |
I Signed up . . . Help Preparing? –ask your sponsor –check these topic cases/arguments –arrive at Hunter Foyer at 4pm; debaters will help
you What are
the rules for arguments? What
happens during the IM Debates? How do I
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PAST WINNERS? IM Winners HISTORY OF IM
DEBATES: History of IM Debates CURRENT
IM DEBATE COORDINATORS
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When is it?
FALL 2012 IM TOURNAMENT
Mon. Dec. 3
Please
arrive by 4:25pm at Hunter Foyer
4:00
to 4:25pm Optional “Help you Prepare” Session
4:30
to 5:00pm Rd 1
5:00
to 5:20pm Snacks, T-Shirts
5:20
to 5:50pm Rd 2
Awards
Information will be e-mailed to the community and student listservs
SPRING 2013 IM TOURNAMENT
Thurs. April 18
Please
arrive by 4:25pm at Hunter Foyer
4:00
to 4:25pm Optional “Help you Prepare” Session
4:30
to 5:00pm Rd 1
5:00
to 5:20pm Snacks, T-Shirts
5:20
to 5:50pm Rd 2
Awards
Information will be e-mailed to the community and student listservs
2013 IM CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT
Thurs. May 2
Please
arrive by 4:10pm at Hunter Foyer
4:00
to 4:15pm Optional “Help you Prepare” Session
4:20 to 4:50pm
Quarters
5:05 to 5:35pm Semis
5:50 to 6:20pm
Finals
Awards
Information will be e-mailed to the community and student listservs
Where do I go?
Come to Hunter
Foyer. You will be told where to go for your rounds shortly after you arrive.
What division can I enter?
Up
to 50 total students may compete in one of the following divisions:
Experienced debate: those who have won
12 or more IM and regular debates must compete in Experienced.
Intermediate
Division:
for 121 students and those who have won 4 to 11 IM or regular debates.
Inexperienced
Division:
for those who have won 3 or less IM and regular debates AND who have not taken
the 121 course.
FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP
TOURNAMENT—You are placed into the division that you
qualified in unless you have gained significant experience that merits you
entering a higher division (e.g. an inexperienced debater that takes the 121
course would move into intermediate division).
What are the rules for arguments?
The Affirmative
Debater must advocate the resolution as a whole—YOU MAY NOT propose a specific
plan.
The Negative Debater
must argue against the resolution.
The following arguments are not permitted in ANY division
(if you don’t understand these—good; we don’t want them argued):
No Theory arguments
except:
You
may only point out a violation of the rules such as the affirmative presented a
specific plan and did not defend the resolution as a whole.
Example Theory
Arguments not permitted: “ASPEC, the affirmative didn’t provide a specific
actor” or “ESPEC, the affirmative failed to state a specific enforcement
mechanism in their plan” etc.
No arguments with
huge, unlikely impacts.
Example Impact not
permitted: “War against North
Korea will cause economic collapse and thus a worldwide war.” (you can
argue it will hurt the economy but not with extreme, unlikely impacts)
No disadvantages
with more than 1 internal link (The Resolution would cause X which would cause
Y—that is all you can do; any further linkages ARE IGNORED BY THE JUDGES).
Example
Disadvantages not permitted: “Divesting will upset South Africa’s government and so South Africa will attack
Saudi Arabia to make a statement about this, and the US will then lob nuclear
weapons at Saudi Arabia killing billions of people in a nuclear holocaust.”
(the first part of the disadvantage is okay; the
second in blue is not)
No Politics
Disadvantages (Divesting will
upset political groups in the United States so other legislation/action won’t
happen); they are not relevant.
No Kritiks (criticisms of language or concepts in an
opponent’s arguments) except a kritik
of the specific resolution
Example Kritik Arguments not permitted: “They said human, that is sexist, they lose.” “They use a Cartesian
approach to reasoning; that is violent and dehumanizing.”
No
conditional/dispositional counterplans.
You are not allowed to present counterplans on this topic.
You must defend the current policy toward North Korea.
If another debater
does make one of these arguments that are against the rules—point it out to
your judge. Your judge is required to ignore or massively downplay these arguments
in their decision, subject to Jim Hanson’s discretion.
For the IM
Championship,
only students who qualify by doing well in the Fall
and/or Spring tournaments may compete. Jim Hanson will contact those who qualify.
Students will be entered into Inexperienced, Intermediate, or Experienced
Divisions.
What are the Awards and Prizes?
FOR
THE REGULAR FALL AND SPRING TOURNAMENT:
$10
Free
Snacks (between the two rounds)
Free
T-shirt for all students participating
You
win $10 for each debate you win
Students
with top records qualify for the IM Champs tournament where you can win up to
$100.
NOTE:
You receive your cash award from the financial aid office through your student
account. W-4/I-9 not needed.
FOR THE IM CHAMPS:
$100
First Place
$80
Second Place
$60
Semis
$40
Quarters (we start with quarters, so, all participants receive at least $40).
FOR JUDGES
(exclusively from the 221/222 course):
--$30
if you get a debater that completes both rounds and you judge all rounds you
are assigned to.
--$15
reduction for each time you do not judge an assigned round unless Jim excuses
you.
--$15
reduction for each time your debater does not debate.
--1
hour team service for each debate that you do not judge for a reason other than
one Jim excuses.
--If
you get a debater but do not judge for a reason other than one Jim excuses, you
get a maximum of 1 hour team service.
--If
you do not get a debater, you may debate instead of judge.
What is the Topic for the Debates?
2013 SPRING: Whitman College should divest
from all fossil fuel companies.
Affirmatives argue fossil fuels are bad (costly, cause
warming, cause pollution, will run out, etc.) and divesting would help
Whitman’s eco image.
Negatives argue fossil fuels are good (lower priced, needed
for energy and economic growth) and divesting would hurt Whitman’s investment
portfolio.
Judges Nav Rekhi, Kim Schlesinger, Scott
“Scooter” Thompson
I’m kind of scared to do this
Understood;
fear of speaking is very common. Some things to be aware of:
1.
You
are in a room only with your opponent and the judge. That’s it. No crowds.
2.
Your
opponent is at the same level as you—if you are a beginner, so is your
opponent.
3.
Your
judge is supportive and isn’t there to criticize you; he or she is there to
make your experience as comfortable as possible.
4.
Join
us for the “Help you Prepare” Time at 4pm.
5.
This
is a great, comfortable opportunity to express your views and get supportive
feedback.
How do I signup?
Sign up
for the IM Debates Here
For
the IM Championship, Jim Hanson will contact you.
What happens during the IM Debates?
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THE BASICS OF WHAT HAPPENS:
There
is an affirmative debater and a negative debater in an intramural debate.
The affirmative supports the topic; the negative rejects the affirmative case.
The two debaters argue and the judge watching decides whose makes the better
arguments.
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WHAT YOU SHOULD DO BEFORE ARRIVING:
Prepare
a case on the affirmative, prepare arguments to
respond the affirmative on the negative.
Remember, a debate team member would be glad to assist you: Click
here for help preparing for Intramural Debate
·
MORE DETAILS: What
happens in the IM debates? Click here
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SPEECH TIMES
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First
Affirmative Speech 3 min.
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Neg gets 1 min prep
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First
Negative Speech 5 min.
·
Aff gets 1 min prep
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Second
Affirmative Speech 3.5 min.
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Neg gets 1 min prep
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Second
Negative Speech 4 min.
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Aff gets 1 min prep
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Third
Affirmative Speech 3 min.
How do I get my IM Debate Awards (Cash and T-Shirt)?
T-SHIRT:
We will campus mail your T-shirt to you.
CASH
HONORARIUM: Money is usually available 3 business days after the IM tournament
(it is put into your student account).
Go
to Mem 233 if you wish cash from your account. The
office is open 9am to 4:30pm.
Questions about our web pages should be
directed to Jim Hanson at hansonjb@whitman.edu