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Debate Rubrics

The document outlines criteria and scoring for a debate between two groups. It provides a rubric for evaluating the debate based on 5 criteria: organization and clarity, relevance to the topic, use of examples and facts, use of rebuttals, and participation. Groups can earn up to 4 points for each criterion, for a maximum total score of 20 points. Clear and orderly presentation, highly relevant reasons and supporting evidence, effective counter-arguments, and full participation will lead to higher scores. Rules for the debate require organized threads by each group, identification of arguments, respectful treatment of opponents, restriction of rebuttals to previous arguments, and truthful sourcing of all information.

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Debate Rubrics

The document outlines criteria and scoring for a debate between two groups. It provides a rubric for evaluating the debate based on 5 criteria: organization and clarity, relevance to the topic, use of examples and facts, use of rebuttals, and participation. Groups can earn up to 4 points for each criterion, for a maximum total score of 20 points. Clear and orderly presentation, highly relevant reasons and supporting evidence, effective counter-arguments, and full participation will lead to higher scores. Rules for the debate require organized threads by each group, identification of arguments, respectful treatment of opponents, restriction of rebuttals to previous arguments, and truthful sourcing of all information.

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Criteria 4 3 2 1 Score:

Organization and Completely Most clear and Clear in some Unclear in


Clarity clear and orderly in all parts but not most parts
Viewpoints and orderly parts over all
responses are presentation
presented both
clearly and orderly.

Relevance to the Most Most reasons Some relevant Few or no


Topic relevant given: most reasons given relevant
Reasons are given to reasons relevant reasons given
support your given in
viewpoint support

Use of examples and Many Many Some relevant Few or no


facts to support relevant examples/facts examples/facts relevant
arguments/rebuttals supporting given: most given supporting
examples relavant examples/facts
and facts
given
Use of Rebuttal Many Some effective Few effective No effective
effective counter- counter- counter-
counter- arguments arguments arguments
arguments made made made
made
Participation Everyone Many people Some people Few or no
Everyone took part/ participated participated participated people
became involved in participated
giving their
arguments/rebuttals
Total
Points:
As moderators, we must facilitate and maintain order throughout the exchanging of views.
Hence, here's the rules and the criteria for judging the debate.

Rules of the Debate

1. In order for the debate to be organized, two threads will only be created. Group 2 will
start the first thread, introducing their opening statement/argument and begins the
debate. While the group 1 will start the second thread, and vice versa.
2. The debater should include his/her group number before his/her argument/rebuttal on
any of the thread to monitor the organization and their stand as well. Example: (“2” I
believe that..) If one of the debaters forgot to indicate their group number, they will
have deductions on their respective groups.
3. Destroy arguments, not people. Be respectful of your opponent, or at least be as
respectful of your opponent as he or she is of you. Resorting to personal attacks (or
escalating them if they are already in use) is a refuge of a person with weak arguments,
and it will make people less willing to consider your case on its merits. Remember, your
job is to defeat your opponent’s arguments, not his or her character.
4. No new constructive arguments may be introduced in the rebuttal period. The
affirmative must, if possible, reply to the major negative arguments before the last
rebuttal.
5. Debaters should cite arguments and statistics truthfully, and never fabricate sources or
data.

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