Mariner Speech and Debate Club

1. Mariner Speech and Debate Club Meeting #3 Tuesday, October 23, 2012

2. Affirmative and Negative Team Responsibilities • Affirmative Team- WE WANT CHANGE! • Prove that change is needed • Provide a workable plan to create change to make things better • Negative Team- NO CHANGE- STATUS QUO • Attack the affirmative team’s case with clash and counterarguments • Show benefits of the status quo • Each speaker will have between 3-5 minutes- this is NOT a lot of time…time flies by when you are in front of the podium.

3. Speak Responsibilities- 1A • 1st Affirmative speaker • Introduce self and team members • Clearly state the topic • Define terms • Tell the judges what the main points of your case will be (what you intend to prove)

4. Speaker Responsibilities- 1N • 1st Negative Speaker • Introduce self and team members to audience • Clearly state your opinion to the topic • Tell the judges what you main point will be

5. Speaker Responsibilities- 2A • 2nd Affirmative speaker • Responds to Negative team’s remarks • Attacks the Negative team’s main points • Presents evidence to prove your team’s 1st main point. • Restates your team’s position

6. Speaker Responsibilities- 2N • 2nd Negative speaker • Responds to Affirmative team’s remarks • Attacks the Affirmative team’s main points • Presents evidence to prove your team’s 1st main point. • Restates your team’s position

7. Speaker Responsibilities- 3A • 3rd Affirmative speaker • Responds to Negative team’s remarks • Attacks the Negative team’s main points • Presents evidence to prove your team’s 2nd main point. • Restates your team’s position

8. Speaker Responsibilities- 3N • 3rd Negative speaker • Responds to Affirmative team’s remarks • Attacks the Affirmative team’s main points • Presents evidence to prove your team’s 2nd main point. • Restates your team’s position

9. Speaker Responsibilities- 4A • 4th Affirmative speaker • Responds to Negative team’s remarks • Attacks the Negative team’s main points • Presents evidence to prove your team’s 3rd main point (final point). • Restates your team’s position

10. Speaker Responsibilities- 4N • 4th Negative speaker • Responds to Affirmative team’s remarks • Attacks the Affirmative team’s main points • Presents evidence to prove your team’s 3rd main point (final point). • Restates your team’s position

11. NEGATIVE BLOCK! • Negative block is when the negative team goes back to back- this takes place with the 4th negative speaker and 5th negative speaker • Remember…burden of proof, where it allows for the affirmative team to start and end the debate.

12. Speaker Responsibilities- 5N • 5thNegative speaker • Reviews the entire debate and explains the main reasons why the negative team should win the debate.

13. Speaker Responsibilities- 5A • 5th Affirmative Speaker • Restate your team’s main points that were argued throughout the debate • Respond to the main points that the last two negative speakers discussed • Explain the main reasons why the affirmative team should win the debate.

14. Judging a Debate • Judges base their decision on • Quality of evidence presented • Persuasive appeal • Overall team effort