OMSSDL Spring Tournament
2025 — Uplands Elementary School, OR/US
Public Forum
Event Description:
2-person team.** Teams prepare original cases with evidence for both sides. Sides are assigned each round. We will follow these times (a bit different than high school): 3-3-2-3-3-2-2-2-3-2-2. Each team is entitled to two minutes of prep time during the round.
Topic: Resolved:
|
Order |
Purpose |
Time |
|
Team A Speaker 1 Constructive |
Presents the team’s case |
3 min |
|
Team B Speaker 1 Constructive |
Presents the team’s case |
3 min |
|
Crossfire |
Speak 1 from Team A & B question and answer each other |
2 min |
|
Team A Speaker 2 Rebuttal |
Refute the opposing side’s arguments |
3 min |
|
Team B Speaker 2 Rebuttal |
Refute the opposing side’s arguments |
3 min |
|
Crossfire |
Speak 2 from Team A & B question and answer each other |
2 min |
|
Team A Speaker 1 Summary |
Begin crystallizing the main issues in the round |
2 min |
|
Team B Speaker 1 Summary |
Begin crystallizing the main issues in the round |
2 min |
|
Grand Crossfire |
All debaters question and answer each other |
3 min |
|
Team A Speaker 2 Final Focus |
Explain reasons that you win the round |
2 min |
|
Team B Speaker 2 Final Focus |
Counter, repair, and summarize |
2 min |
Location
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