ASIAN

PARLIAMENTARY

DEBATE
Ilocos Norte College
of Arts and Trades
Debaters’ Guild
Analyze the motions well.
Interpret the motion based on how an ordinary intelligent person would interpret it.

Policy Debate Outline

Government
Prime Minister
I. Context
A. What is the status quo?
B. What is the problem with the status quo?
C. Why are the previous solutions not enough to solve the problem, if any?
II. Burden
A. What is the burden of the government? (The goal of the debate)
B. What should be the burden of the opposition? (They should provide better
solution.)
III. Concession/s (We concede to the fact that… but…)
IV. Possible objections/ counter-argument of the opposition
V. Policy
A. Mechanism (How? Who?)
B. Expected outcome
VI. Arguments (may present the necessity, beneficiality, and practicability of the
policy) – Explain each argument, give examples, tie back to motion
A. Present cases/ examples that prove that the policy will solve the problem
B. Prove that even though there are efforts to solve the problem, this is the
better, if not the best, solution
C. Consider the things that may be affected by your policy (the harms)
VII. Tie back to the motion (May present again the expected outcome of the policy
in relation to the problem presented in the motion)
Deputy Prime Minister
I. Restate the opposition’s stance based on your understanding
II. Restate your team’s case (May change places with III-Rebuttals)
III. Rebuttals (Before I proceed, a couple responses/ rebuttals…)
A. What are the loopholes of the opposition’s counter-policy, if any?
B. What is the risk of maintaining status quo, if the opposition tells so?
C. Even if-not true rebuttals (for engagement)
IV. Arguments (may present the necessity, beneficiality and practicability of the
policy; make sure your arguments are distinct from the PM’s) - Explain each
argument, give examples, tie back to motion
V. Tie back to the motion (So what? What is the relevance of your arguments?)
Government Whip
I. Restate the opposition’s stance
II. Restate the team’s case
III. Rebuttals and comparatives
IV. Issues that arose in the debate
Government Reply
I. Analyze the debate (Which world is better?)
II. Issues in the debate
A. role fulfillment
B. burden fulfillment
C. matter utilization
D. manner
E. coherence of arguments
III. Why you won the round
THR – This house regrets THP – This house prefers
THS – This house supports THBT – This house believes that
THC – This house celebrates THW – This house would
Analyze the motions well.
Interpret the motion based on how an ordinary intelligent person would interpret it.

Opposition
Leader of Opposition
I. Restate the government’s stance
II. Burden (What is your real burden based on your interpretation of the
motion?) – include clash
III. Rebuttals and concessions (We concede to the fact that… but…)
IV. Counter-policy/ Maintain status quo
A. Mechanism
B. Comparative analysis (Prove why your policy is better than the
government’s)
C. Loopholes of the government’s policy
D. If you maintain status quo, prove why the current solution is fine or there
is no problem in the status quo. So there is no need to change anything.
V. Arguments - Explain each argument, give examples, tie back to motion
A. Engage with the arguments presented by the government
B. Even-if, not true rebuttals (for engagement)
VI. Tie back to the motion
Deputy Leader of Opposition
I. Restate the government’s stance based on your understanding
II. Restate your team’s case (May change places with III-Rebuttals)
III. Rebuttals (Before I proceed, a couple responses/ rebuttals…)
A. Even if-not true rebuttals (for engagement)
B. Comparatives
IV. Arguments (may present the necessity, beneficiality and practicability of the
policy; make sure your arguments are distinct from the LO’s) - Explain each
argument, give examples, tie back to motion
V. Tie back to the motion (So what? What is the relevance of your arguments?)
Opposition Whip
I. Restate the government’s stance
II. Restate the team’s case
III. Rebuttals and comparatives
IV. Issues that arose in the debate
Opposition Reply
I. Analyze the debate (Which world is better?)
II. Issues in the debate
A. role fulfillment
B. burden fulfillment
C. matter utilization
D. manner
E. coherence of arguments
III. Why you won the round

Note: You may bring out the issue of regulating the present situation.

THR – This house regrets THP – This house prefers

THS – This house supports THBT – This house believes that
THC – This house celebrates THW – This house would
Analyze the motions well.
Interpret the motion based on how an ordinary intelligent person would interpret it.

Value Judgment Debate Outline

Government
Prime Minister
I. Context
A. What is the status quo?
B. What is the problem with the status quo?
II. Burden (What are the values being weighed here?)
A. What is the burden of the government? (The goal of the debate)
B. What should be the burden of the opposition? (The opposition will win if
and only if they prove that their value is more worthy than the
government’s)
III. Concession/s (We concede to the fact that… but…)
IV. Possible objections/ counter-argument of the opposition (The opposition
might say…)
V. Arguments - Explain each argument, give examples, tie back to motion
A. Prove why your value prevails over other values
B. Set criteria in which you can use to assess your value (If your value meets
these criteria, your value is considered better than the other values)
VI. Tie back to the motion
Deputy Prime Minister
I. Restate the opposition’s stance based on your understanding
II. Restate your team’s case (May change places with III-Rebuttals)
III. Rebuttals (Before I proceed, a couple responses/ rebuttals…)
A. Even if, not true rebuttals
B. Comparatives (Engage with their strong arguments)
IV. Arguments (make sure your arguments are distinct from the PM’s) - Explain
each argument, give examples, tie back to motion
V. Tie back to the motion (So what? What is the relevance of your arguments?)
Government Whip
I. Restate the opposition’s stance
II. Restate the team’s case
III. Rebuttals and comparatives
IV. Issues that arose in the debate
Government Reply
I. Analyze the debate (Which world is better?)
II. Issues in the debate
A. role fulfillment
B. burden fulfillment
C. matter utilization
D. manner
E. coherence of arguments
III. Why you won the round

THR – This house regrets THP – This house prefers

THS – This house supports THBT – This house believes that
THC – This house celebrates THW – This house would
Analyze the motions well.
Interpret the motion based on how an ordinary intelligent person would interpret it.

Opposition (Oppose the motion)

Leader of Opposition
I. Restate the government’s stance
II. Burden/ opposition’s stance (What is your real burden based on your
interpretation of the motion?) - include clash
III. Concession/s (We concede to the fact that… but…)
IV. Rebuttals
A. Engage with the arguments presented by the government
B. Even-if, not true rebuttals (for engagement)
V. Arguments - Explain each argument, give examples, tie back to motion
VI. Tie back to the motion
Deputy Leader of Opposition
I. Restate the opposition’s stance based on your understanding
II. Restate your team’s case (May change places with III-Rebuttals)
III. Rebuttals (Before I proceed, a couple responses/ rebuttals…)
A. Even if-not true rebuttals (for engagement)
B. Comparatives (engage with their strong arguments)
IV. Arguments (make sure your arguments are distinct from the LO’s) - Engage
with the arguments presented by the government
A. Even-if, not true rebuttals (for engagement
V. Tie back to the motion (So what? What is the relevance of your arguments?)
Opposition Whip
I. Restate the government’s stance
II. Restate the team’s case
III. Rebuttals and comparatives
IV. Issues that arose in the debate
Opposition Reply
I. Analyze the debate (Which world is better?)
II. Issues in the debate
A. role fulfillment
B. burden fulfillment
C. matter utilization
D. manner
E. coherence of arguments
III. Why you won the round

THR – This house regrets THP – This house prefers

THS – This house supports THBT – This house believes that
THC – This house celebrates THW – This house would