Debate format
World Schools (4 minutes)
3 vs 3, 4-minute speeches, 2-minute replies, POIs allowed.
| Region | World |
|---|---|
| Level | School |
| Used at | Various Regional Competitions |
| Sides | Affirmative and Negative |
| Speeches | 8 |
| Preparation | 15 minutes |
| Result | One winning team |
Speeches and bells
Times are minutes:seconds from the start of each speech.
| Speech | Side | Length + grace | POIs | Bells |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 1st Affirmative | Affirmative | 4:00 | 1:00–3:00 | 1:00 single 3:00 single 4:00 double |
| N1 1st Negative | Negative | 4:00 | 1:00–3:00 | 1:00 single 3:00 single 4:00 double |
| A2 2nd Affirmative | Affirmative | 4:00 | 1:00–3:00 | 1:00 single 3:00 single 4:00 double |
| N2 2nd Negative | Negative | 4:00 | 1:00–3:00 | 1:00 single 3:00 single 4:00 double |
| A3 3rd Affirmative | Affirmative | 4:00 | 1:00–3:00 | 1:00 single 3:00 single 4:00 double |
| N3 3rd Negative | Negative | 4:00 | 1:00–3:00 | 1:00 single 3:00 single 4:00 double |
| NR Negative Reply | Negative (reply) | 2:00 | None | 1:00 single 2:00 double |
| AR Affirmative Reply | Affirmative (reply) | 2:00 | None | 1:00 single 2:00 double |
In Debate Adjudicator, choose World Schools (4 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 0 to 100.