1. Welcome to Debate Club!

2. Our Debate Style: This style involves two person teams
There are 4 parts in every debate: the constructive speech, the cross exam, the rebuttal, and the rehab and summation
The proposition team is now called the affirmative team, and the opposition team is now called the negative team
Just like before, the affirmative team carries the burden of proof, meaning they go first and last
However, in case of a tie, the negative team will win

3. Constructive Speech
The constructive speech is the same job that the first speaker had last year
The constructive speech can be up to 5 minutes long, and you may have up to 3 points supporting your argument
Remember to include evidence to support your argument, and remember to always CITE YOUR EVIDENCE
Also remember to only get evidence from credible websites, or else the other team could say your evidence is invalid

4. Cross Exam The cross exam is one of the hardest parts of this format
In the cross exam, a person from the opposing team will go up to the podium to try to ask questions to the other team to make their argument sound weaker
The cross exam will last up to 3 minutes

5. Rebuttals
The rebuttal speech is a speech created to prove to the judges why the other team’s points are wrong
This speech can be up to 5 minutes long
You must have a rebuttal against each of the other team’s points and valid reasoning why their point is wrong
You may not add any additional points

6. Rehabilitation and Summation(Rehab)
This is an up to 3 minute speech
In the rehab, you will refute any claims made by the other team that you didn’t already refute in the rebuttal speech
Then you will move on to the summary, where you will sum up to the judges your three points and your main reasonings or arguments for each point
You will finish up your rehab with a compelling reason, which is a sentence that sums up your whole argument and convinces the judges that you are right

7. Debate Format Affirmative Constructive
Negative Cross Exams Affirmative Speaker
Negative Constructive
Affirmative Cross Exams Negative Speaker
Affirmative Rebuttals
Negative Rebuttals
Negative Rehab
Affirmative Rehab

8. Thanks for Watching!
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9. CREDITS TO EMMA NAGLER(Chief Executive Powerpoint Maker, Vice President of the Afternoon Debate Club Inc., Most Amazing Rebuttalist 2017) AVERY ROSS(Chief Executive Hand Gesturer, President of the Afternoon Debate Club Inc., Most Amazing BBS#1) MR.CRONIN(where it all began) KAITLYN FUOCO(because why not?) RILEY O’ROURKE(because even though she is playing soccer this season, she still helped ) JENNY ZHENG(Debate Club Creative Director and Most Amazing Artist) And I guess Farren Martinus Maybe