Political Debates: Format And Evaluation Sheet
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1Political Debates: Format and Evaluation Sheet
Topic: “Resolved: that ___________________________________________________________________”
Affirmative Team Members
Negative Team Members
1.
1.
2.
2.
3.
3.
4.
4.
Sequence of the Debate
Follow the numbers for proper order of speakers. This order balances advantage during the debate. (Compare
with the order of games in a sports championship series.)
Affirmative Team
Time
Negative Team
Time
1. Opening Statement
3 min
2. Opening Statement
3 min
_________________ Debater’s Name
_________________ Debater’s Name
3. Rebuttal Argument
3 min
4. Rebuttal Argument
3 min
_________________ Debater’s Name
_________________ Debater’s Name
5. Question Session
5 min*
6. Question session
5 min*
_________________ Debater’s Name
_________________ Debater’s Name
6. Summary
3 min
7. Summary
3 min
_________________Debater’s Name
_________________ Debater’s Name
*Debater answers 4 questions, one from each member of the opposite team; if time, also answers questions
from the floor.
The winning team was: (Circle one.) AFFIRMATIVE
NEGATIVE
When you choose the winner, consider only the evidence presented during today’s debate. Your own personal
opinions about the topic must be set aside, so that you may judge only the relative strength of each team’s
arguments. Needless to add, don’t vote for a team because your friend is on it.
This team won the debate because: (List one argument which convinced you that this side won.)
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Debate format based on several sources, including: National Forensic League, PBS Newshour, and CSPAN
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