District One Jingle Bell Brawl
2017 — Anacortes, WA/US
Holiday SPAR
Abbreviation
SPAR
Format
Speech
Entry Fee
$5.00
Entry
1 competitors per entry
Event Description:
- Each spar panel consists of approximately eight competitors.
- The debaters will be assigned affirmative or negative until all debaters are assigned to a side by the judge prior to the start of the round.
- Each pair will consider a single issue/resolution which is presented to the debaters by the judge right before each pair debates.
- The affirmative will have one minute before speaking must commence. The affirmative speaker will give a two-minute speech in favor of the resolution; immediately after that speech, there will be a one minute crossfire. Then, the negative speaker will refute the position in a two-minute constructive, followed by a 1 minute crossfire. Each side will then deliver a 1 minute rebuttal speech.
- Strict adherence to the exact wording of the resolution is not required, but the debaters should at least regard the topic as a common frame-of-reference.