An introduction to Asian
Parliamentary and
Australs-Style Debating
Brett Frazer
October 16, 2014
Cheongna Dalton School
But First…
A few things:
 Cell phones are strictly forbidden in class. Seriously, you can wait like an hour
before checking to see who’s hitting you up on KakaoTalk.
 All future speeches must be printed out or handwritten. You are not allowed to
read from your computer. If you are unable to print out your speech, email it to
me at least two hours before class begins and I will print it out for you
 I strongly prefer you don’t use laptops in class.
a. laptops are strictly forbidden in competition
b. I can’t tell if you’re actually paying attention
If you use a laptop during class, please email me your notes before the start of the
next class so I know you weren’t just Facebook creeping during class
 The class blog is up and running: www.cdisdebate9.wordpress.com
You have an assignment due on the blog by Friday
My email: brett.j.frazer@gmail.com
Speeches in the Debate
Proposition/Government
Opposition
1. Prime Minister (PM)
3. Deputy Prime Minister (DPM)
5. Proposition Whip (GW/PW)
2. Leader of the Opposition (LO)
4. Deputy Leader of Opp (DLO)
6. Opposition Whip (OW)
8. Proposition Reply Speech
(given by PM or DPM)
7. Opposition Reply Speech
(given by LO or DLO)
Speaking Order
1. Prime Minister
5-8 minutes
2. Leader of the Opposition
5-8 minutes
3. Deputy Prime Minister
5-8 minutes
4. Deputy Leader of the Opposition
5-8 minutes
5. Government Whip
5-8 minutes
6. Opposition Whip
5-8 minutes
7. Opposition Reply
3-4 minutes
8. Government Reply
3-4 minutes
In Asian Parliamentary
Debate, Points of
Information are
allowed after the first
minute and before the
last minute of the
first six speeches.
There are no POIs
allowed in AustralsStyle Debating.
There are no POIs
allowed during the
reply speeches
Speaker Responsibilities: Satisfying “Role
Fulfillment”
Prime Minister
Leader Opposition
1.
2.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Define Terms/Create Model
2-3 Constructive Arguments
Accept/Reject Gov model (rejections are very rare)
Counter-model (very rare)
Rebuttal
2-3 Constructive Arguments
Deputy Prime Minister
Deputy Leader Opposition
1. Rebut the arguments made by the LO
2. Rebuild PM’s arguments
3. Introduce 1-2 new arguments
1. Rebut the arguments made by the DPM
2. Rebuild LO’s arguments
3. Introduce 1-2 new arguments
Government Whip
Opposition Whip
1. Rebut arguments made by DLO
2. Summarize the government case by identifying
“clashes” or “points of stasis”
1. Rebut any remaining government arguments
2. Summarize the opposition case by identifying
“clashes” or “points of stasis”
*It is almost always inappropriate to introduce new
arguments in the GW speech
*It is absolutely forbidden for the OW to introduce new
arguments
Government Reply
Opposition Reply
• “Meta Debating”
• Explain to the judge any strategic errors or role
fulfillment failures committed by the opposition
• Explain to the judge why your team won the debate
• “Meta Debating”
• Explain to the judge any strategic errors or role
fulfillment failures committed by the government
• Explain to the judge why your team won the debate
The Secret
•
Listen carefully to all speeches.
•
Respond to what happens in the round.
•
Don’t get married to a strategy or speech that’s
no longer relevant
The Prime Minister Speech
“THB (This house believes) the media should show the full
horror of war”
 What terms need to be defined?
 “THB the media should show the full horror of war”
 What does it look like when “the media” shows “the full
horror of war?”
The Prime Minister Speech (cont.)
Definitions

This House: “Western Liberal Democracies”
Model:
1.
Governments should not censor graphic media that has non-strategic value
ex) Pictures of caskets returning from Afghanistan
ex) A journalist drawing troop movements in the sand conveys strategic information and is
therefore acceptable to ban
2.
The Media should not self-censor
ex) The Daniel Pearl Beheading (other examples, more relevant today might the
2014 IS beheading incidents: James Foley, Steven Sotloff, David Haines, Alan
Henning)
3.
The motion is not limited to graphic images or video, but also documents and other media that
may display the horror of war
ex) Documents that described abusive practices at Guantanamo Bay and Abu Ghraib
Homework, Part 1
1. Go to the blog: www.cdisdebate9.wordpress.com
2. Reply to the most recent post (HOMEWORK
ASSIGNMENT FROM OCTOBER 16TH, PART 1) with the
following information:
1) Your name
2) The email address you check most regularly
3) Why you joined the debate class
4) A debate topic you are interested in
Homework, Part 2
You will be given a link to a debate video (about 40 minutes).
You are to watch this debate video and take notes. On Tuesday,
October 21st, you must bring to class a a completed worksheet
that will be sent to the email you provided. I will send out the
worksheet on Saturday morning:
Don’t worry about reply speeches. We’ll get to those at a
later date.
If you do not have access to a printer, then you
are responsible for emailing me your assignment at least two
hours before the start of class (5:30 pm KST on Tuesday,
October 21st)