Question 1 None of the above 0 0 0 0 The rebuttal weakens the argument, but 1 1 1 0 2 does not defeat it entirely
1. The team must show that the practical
benefits of their side's position outweight the concrete practical harms. 3 0.5 0.5 0.5 1 2. That team must have done the most to persuade a reasonable, neutral observer that the policy should be enacted (if on Govt), ot that it should not be enacted (if on Opps).
4 They are the only speech, which the judge is 0 1 1 1
allowed to assess using her own spesific values, knowledge, and opinion as it is the last speech in the debate. 5 True 1 1 1 1
6 If an argument is 'principled', that does not 1 0 1 1
necessarily mean it is better than one that is 'practical'. It depends what the argument is trying to prove and how well it does so.
Closing Opposition’s argument proves the
same point as Opening Opposition’s argument,but proves it substantially better. 7 Therefore Opening Opposition should be 1 1 1 0 credited for the parts they proved and Closing Opposition should be credited only for the additional analysis they added.
This definition was not quite a squirrel,
8 though it was clearly not in the spirit of the 1 1 1 1 motion. The leader of the opposition did the right thing in complaining about the debate but debating it nonetheless.
9 Compromise. As second place is the best 1 1 1 0
approximation to the actual opinion of the panel, this is where first opposition should finish. Explain this to your wings. On this particular point, it’s a complete tie. 10 Both sides can claim credit for their 1 1 1 1 contributions, but neither is in any way winning this particular issue at this point in time. Total Theoretical score 7.5 7.5 8.5 6 Percentage 2.25 2.25 2.55 1.8 Practical score 0 7 5 0 Percentage 0 4.9 3.5 0 OVERAL TOTAL SCORE 2.25 7.15 6.05 1.8