Post on 14-Dec-2015
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Welcome!Welcome!National Christian Forensics
and Communications Association (NCFCA)
“…addressing life’s issues from a biblical worldview in a manner that
glorifies God…”
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Thank YOU for coming!
• We can’t do this without you.
• You are making an investment.
• YOU make it possible for young people across the country to learn these skills.
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Qualified to Judge
• This is a communication activity. It is the speaker’s job to communicate with you. It was not your job to study their topic, format, or methods before coming.
• You have already been judging communication.
• We give you tools.
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What is a debate?
• Two opposing teams argue an idea– Affirmative (for)– Negative (against)
• Debaters alternate sides during course of tournament
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Primary Role of the Judge
• Listen to the debate
• Decide which team best supports their position
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Role of the Judge
DO:
• check the names on your ballot
• start on time
• monitor distractions (cell phones)
• stay in the room throughout the round
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Role of the Judge
DON’T:
• request or accept written material offered by debaters before or during the round
• interrupt speakers/debaters
• modify the rules
• extend a debater’s speaking time
• disclose your decision
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NCFCA Debate
• 2 Styles offered: – Team Policy (two person teams)
– About 90 minutes
– Lincoln Douglas Value (one person team)– About 45 minutes
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Topics
• Team Policy– Resolved: That the United States Federal
Government should significantly reform its policy toward Russia.
• Lincoln Douglas Value– Resolved: A government's legitimacy is
determined more by its respect for popular sovereignty than individual rights.
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Debate Vocabulary
• Debaters are responsible for explaining any terms they use in context, including but not limited to:– Theory– Organization of ideas– Information about the topic
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Stock Issues
• Policy– Topicality– Significance– Inherency– Solvency
• Disadvantages
• Value– Definitions– Criteria– Correspondence– Application
Stock issues are one way to make a decision…
It’s up to the debaters to tell you how to vote and why.
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1AC 1NC 2AC 2NC 1NR 1AR 2NR 2AR
Flow (note-taking system)
No column for cross-examination
(8) (8) (8) (8) (5) (5) (5) (5)
1 = 1st speaker
2 = 2nd speaker
C = Constructive
R = Rebuttal
A = Affirmative N = Negative
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AC NC 1AR NR 2AR
Flow (note-taking system)
(6) (7) (4) (6) (3)
a. Blabb. Blabb
y blab
a. Blah b. Blah blab
Point 2
a. Yak
b. Yak-yak
Point 3
a. blip
a. Yak, yak
b. Yacky-yak
a. blip-blop
a. Yip-yapb. Yackety-
yak
a. Blippety blop
Point 1
a. Blah
b. blab
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The Ballot
Affirmative vs. Negative
Judge: you
Do not judge the same debater in another debate round during this tournament.
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The Ballot
Reason for Decision
Tell the debaters what issue or
issues influenced you to vote the way you did.
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The Ballot
Evaluatingthe Speakers
1. Write comments
2. Circle & Total Speaker Points
3. Rank speakers
1 thing the speaker did well and
1 they could improve upon
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The Ballot
• Speaker points determine rank.
• Speaker points may be tied.
• Break ties with rank.
• Lower speaker points may win round.
1 thing the speaker did well and
1 they could improve upon
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What to Expect
• Number of judges– Preliminary rounds – 1– Outrounds – 3, 5, 7
• Timekeeper – Ask him/her to sit next to you.
• Debater’s Greeting – Debaters may ask for your Judging Philosophy
• Cross-Examination– Debaters face you
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Guidelines
• Set aside personal bias/opinion.• Judge round based upon issues entered
into and refuted in the round.• Don’t ask questions or give verbal
feedback. • In the rare instance that you have a
question about the evidence presented, you may request to review it for clarification or accuracy at the end of the round.
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When the round is over…
• Immediately following the round, take your ballots to the designated area for completion.
• Return completed ballots to Ballot Check.
• If you will be staying to judge speeches, you will need to attend a separate orientation.
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Questions
• You may ask questions of a tournament official at Ballot Check.
• Please do not consult anyone else about your decision.