Rules
What are the two sides in a debate
Government (Proposition) and Opposition
Name the motion type:
This House Would ban zoos
Policy motion
True or False: IBSC will be holding a tournament this semester
True! Please attend!
Name two types of engagement
Rebuttals, POIs, weighing, clashes
Who is the club leader of the official club?
Kota
How many speakers are on a team?
3
Name the motion type:
This House Believes That giving birth is immoral
Value motion
Name one tournament we have attended in the past
TSDC - Taiwan Schools Debate Open
NCCU Novice Cup
Linkbate
AODC
Name four metrics for weighing
Scale, magnitude, reversibility, timeframe, likelihood, best/worst case, principle/practical, uniqueness or exclusivity
Who is the supervisor of the club?
Dean Sophy
Generally speaking, how many arguments are in a case?
3
Name the motion type:
This House, as Taiwan, Would invade China
What is the biggest tournament for high school debaters?
WSDC - World Schools Debating Championships
Name three types of rebuttals
Negation, mitigation, co-opting, flip
Who founded the club?
Hint: there are two people
Alastor and Sam
I am the speaker who rebuts the other side then compares both sides’ arguments, taking into account the logical strength of analyses and the importance of arguments presented. Who am I?
I am the whip speaker
What “world” or scenario must side Opposition defend in the following motion?
This House Regrets the rise of social media
A world without social media
Name the organisation that trains Team Taiwan (the Taiwanese delegation to WSDC)
TDU - Taiwan Debate Union
In order for a piece of framing to be useful, it must be ___________ to the other side.
Offensive
How many years has Alastor been debating?
What is the longest amount of time a Point of Information may take up?
15 seconds
Name the motion type:
THBT the UN should invade Russia
Hint: this is not a value motion
Policy motion
What is the biggest tournament for university debaters?
WUDC - World Universities Debating Championships
Briefly explain the sliding scale of impacts
The bigger an impact is, the less likely it is. The smaller it is, the more likely it is. Debate is about finding the sweet spot on this spectrum.
Wen-Yu Weng, Jeff Tsai