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DEBATE GRADING RUBRIC

Levels of Performance for AFFIRMATIVE “Positive" Team

Criteria 4 3 2 1 Grade
Organization & Completely clear and Mostly clear and Clear in some parts but Unclear and
Clarity: orderly presentation orderly in all parts not all disorganized
throughout
Main arguments and
responses are outlined
in a clear and orderly
way.
Use of Arguments: Very strong and Many Good arguments Some decent Few or no real
persuasive arguments given, with only minor arguments, but some arguments given or all
Reasons are given to given throughout problems significant problems arguments given had
support the resolution significant problems
Use of Cross Excellence cross-exam Good cross-exam and Decent cross-exam Poor cross-exam or
examination and and defense against rebuttals, with only and/or rebuttals, but rebuttals, failure to
rebuttal: Negative Team’s minor slip-ups with some significant point out problems in
objections problems Negative team’s
Identification of position or failure to
weakness in Negative defend itself against
team’s arguments and attack
ability to defend itself
against attack
Presentation Style: All style features were Most style features Few style features Very few style features
used convincingly were used were used were used, none of
Tone of voice, clarity convincingly convincingly them convincingly
of expression,
precision of arguments
all contribute to
keeping audience’s
attention and
persuading them of the
team’s case.
TOTAL
SCORE:
DEBATE GRADING RUBRIC

Levels of Performance for NEGATIVE Team

Criteria 4 3 2 1 Grade
Organization & Completely clear and Mostly clear and Clear in some parts but Unclear and
Clarity: orderly presentation orderly in all parts not all disorganized
throughout
Main arguments and
responses are outlined
in a clear and orderly
way.
Use of Arguments: Very strong and Many Good arguments Some decent Few or no real
persuasive arguments given, with only minor arguments, but some arguments given or all
Reasons are given to given throughout problems significant problems arguments given had
support the resolution significant problems
Use of Cross Excellence cross-exam Good cross-exam and Decent cross-exam Poor cross-exam or
examination and and defense against rebuttals, with only and/or rebuttals, but rebuttals, failure to
rebuttal: Negative Team’s minor slip-ups with some significant point out problems in
objections problems Negative team’s
Identification of position or failure to
weakness in defend itself against
Affirmative ”Positive” attack
team’s arguments and
ability to defend itself
against attack
Presentation Style: All style features were Most style features Few style features were Very few style features
used convincingly were used convincingly used convincingly were used, none of
Tone of voice, clarity of them convincingly
expression, precision of
arguments all contribute
to keeping audience’s
attention and
persuading them of the
team’s case.
TOTAL
SCORE:

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