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I’m interested . . . When: Mon. Dec. 3, 4:25 to 5:55pm Where: Hunter Conservatory Topic: The United States federal government should substantially increase its support for Palestine. 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
get my IM Debate Awards (Cash and T-Shirt)? |
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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 10
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. April 24
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
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: “Supporting
Palestine will cause Israel to nuke the entire Middle East.” (you can
argue Israel backlash 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: “Supporting Palestine will upset China’s
government which is against indigenous recognition and so China will attack Taiwan to make a statement
about this, and the US will then lob nuclear weapons at China 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 (Supporting
Palestine 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 policies toward Palestine.
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?
2012 FALL: the United
States federal government should substantially increase its support for
Palestine.
Affirmatives
argue Palestinians deserve self rule, US support would help Palestinians;
Israel has mistreated Palestinians: US support would improve relations in the
Middle East.
Negatives argue
Israel would backlash; Palestinians have provoked war with Israel; Palestinians
would resent US support.
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
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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.
·
Neg
gets 1 min prep
·
First
Negative Speech 5 min.
·
Aff
gets 1 min prep
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Second
Affirmative Speech 3.5 min.
·
Neg
gets 1 min prep
·
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 Tuesday, after the IM tournament (it is
put into your student account).
Go
to Mem 217 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