Pearl Invitational

2024 — HopIn Online, CA/US

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Spontaneous Argumentation(SPAR)

Event Description:

Students(first speaker versus second speaker, third vs. fourth, etc) are given 3 topics. They will each strike a topic, and the last one will be the round's topic.

If the resolution is "RESOLVED: The Affordable Care Act should be repealed," the affirmative speaker argues in favor of repeal while the negative speaker argues against it. Similarly, if the topic is "Dogs vs. Cats," the affirmative speaker argues in favor of dogs and against cats, while the negative speaker argues in favor of cats and against dogs. (SPAR debate typically includes rounds of serious and non-so-serious topics.)

Debaters should not raise new arguments in rebuttals or summaries. Debaters, however, may respond to their opponent's previously made arguments and expand on their own previously made arguments (e.g., by offering evidence to support or rebut a previously made argument or highlighting the importance of an argument).

No internet use is permitted. No external assistance from resources are permitted(ie. prior notes, friends and family).

NOTE that the timing and structure of this version of SPAR is different. It should give students extra time and be easy to remember-- so everything is 2 minutes!

We will be doing the coinflip.

TIMINGS:

2 minutes prep.

Aff constructive: 2 minutes

Neg constructive: 2 minutes

Cross examination: 2 minutes

Aff summary: 2 minutes

Neg summary: 2 minutes

Other reference:

https://www.speechanddebate.org/wp-content/uploads/Combined-Competition-Events-At-A-Glance-1.pdf