Debate format

British Parliamentary (6 minutes)

Four teams of two, 6 minute speeches, POIs allowed.

RegionGreece
LevelUniversity
Used atPanhellenic Debating Championship, Deree Invitational Tournament
SidesGovernment and Opposition
Speeches8
Preparation15 minutes
Result4 teams ranked

Speeches and bells

Times are minutes:seconds from the start of each speech.

SpeechSideLength + gracePOIsBells
PM Prime MinisterGovernment6:001:00–5:001:00 single
5:00 single
6:00 double
LO Leader of the OppositionOpposition6:001:00–5:001:00 single
5:00 single
6:00 double
DPM Deputy Prime MinisterGovernment6:001:00–5:001:00 single
5:00 single
6:00 double
DLO Deputy Leader of the OppositionOpposition6:001:00–5:001:00 single
5:00 single
6:00 double
MG Member for the GovernmentGovernment6:001:00–5:001:00 single
5:00 single
6:00 double
MO Member for the OppositionOpposition6:001:00–5:001:00 single
5:00 single
6:00 double
GW Government WhipGovernment6:001:00–5:001:00 single
5:00 single
6:00 double
OW Opposition WhipOpposition6:001:00–5:001:00 single
5:00 single
6:00 double

In Debate Adjudicator, choose British Parliamentary (6 minutes) on the home screen. Bell settings change any of these timings on your device.

Timings from the Debatekeeper format library by Chuan-Zheng Lee and contributors, used under the MIT License. Debatekeeper has no scoring rules, so the ballot accepts scores from 50 to 100.

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