2025 Pine Richland Invitational
2025 — Gibsonia, PA/US
Parliamentary Debate
Event Description:
Overview:
All rounds are extemporaneous rounds where the teams see the motion at the beginning of the round and have a 20 minute prep time. A coin flip will need to be conducted to see which team will be The Government (in favor of the motion) and which team will be The Opposition (against the motion.)
Topic areas to be announced soon.
For more information about Parliamentary Debate specifically, see https://www.phssl.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Parliamentary-Debate-Guide-2023.pdf
Parliamentary Debate Times:
First speaker (PM) for the motion |
7 minutes |
First speaker (OL) against the motion |
7 minutes |
Second speaker for the motion |
7 minutes |
Second speaker against the motion |
7 minutes |
Reply speech against the motion (must be the Opposition Leader) |
5 minutes |
Reply speech for the motion (must the Prime Minister) |
5 minutes |