GENERAL RULES

A. Eligibility

To be eligible to compete, competing individual must:

•  Each team should consist of 3 (three) debaters
•  Members of the team must be enrolled in a same senior high school by showing the committee a student identity card at the time of registration
•  Participants are allowed to register as long as they have not graduated during the registration period;
•  Each participant must be present to compete and cannot be represented by anything else other than themselves.
•  Each team will have to appoint a team administrator to manage the registration process. The team administrator will be the person responsible for the online registration of the team and will be the individual with whom the organizing committee will communicate with for all the registration-related matters.
•  Each senior high school is allowed to send the maximum of 2 (two) teams
•  After the max capacity is fulfilled (16 teams), teams who register will be on the waiting list.
•  Have completed the payment of the registration fee and was successfully registered as a participant
•  Each participant must be present to compete and cannot be represented by anything else other than themselves.

 

B. Relevant Dates :

• Technical Meeting : 09 February 2022
• Preliminary Rounds : 16 February 2022
• Elimination Rounds : 17 February 2022

 

C. Dress Code

• The participants must keep their appearance neat and clean;
• Senior High School students are required to wear their school uniform unless stated otherwise in the specific rules and regulations for every competition and/or explained and allowed by the committee.

 

D. Rules During Competition

• The competition will be held online via Zoom App, therefore participants should make sure that the supporting equipment and devices are available (Laptop/PC with functioning camera and speaker, microphone, and internet connection). The equipment needed will not be provided by the committee. With that, participants should provide them independently;
• During the competition, the committee will mute the microphone of all participants. Participants are only allowed to unmute the microphone when performing and talking;
• To make sure all participants are audible before the competitions start, there will be a microphone checking session;
• If the participants are caught cheating, the committee is entitled to unilaterally decide to disqualify participants from the competition;
• During the competitions, the registered participants cannot be represented by anyone else, or otherwise will be disqualified;
• All participants should respect and appreciate every judgement from the judges;
• The judges’ decisions are final and there is no correspondence pertaining to the judging process will be reconsidered;
• When the participants make mistakes when performing, the committee does not compromise and/or allow any pauses of duration nor provide any restart for the participants;
• If there are technical difficulties (such as any errors in microphones/speakers or troubled internet connection) or should any problems arise during the performance of the participants, to which is no fault of the participants, then the committee might allow a restart with the discretion of the committee with the approval of the judges; and
• Every participant should be present punctually, at least 15 (fifteen) minutes before the competition starts. We do not compromise any tardiness. If the participant is late to be present, then the committee will decide unilaterally to either postpone the performance or disqualify the participants from the competition.

 

COMPETITION SEQUENCES

The competition has 2 (two) sets of rounds:

1. Preliminary Rounds (3 (three) rounds)
   • All teams will compete in three rounds to win the most, with the highest score possible to get to the elimination rounds which are known as breaking teams. The breaking teams consist of 8 teams with the most win (victory points), highest team scores, and highest margin in order. There will be 2 teams for reserves break (the team in the rank of 9th and 10th) which would proceed to elimination round only in the case that one of the team in the breaking teams bailed or is disqualified for elimination rounds.
2. Elimination Rounds
   • Quarter-final 8 (eight) teams from the octo-final round will compete in order to win, only 4 teams that wins this round will proceed to the next round.
   • Semi-final 4 (four) teams will compete in order to win, only 2 teams that wins this round will proceed to the next round
   • Grand Final The last round in which the best two teams from the tournament will meet in a battle to determine the winner of the competition

 

SPECIFIC RULES

Asian Parliamentary Format

1. Teams There are two teams in an Asian Parliamentary format of debate whereas each side is composed of three members, which are:
   • Government side: proposes and defends the motion;
   • Opposition side: refutes and negates the motion.
2. The Members of the Government Side
   • Prime Minister (PM) Opens the debate, defines the motion, and advances arguments;
   • Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Refute at first instance the case of the opposition, re-establish the government’s claim, and advances arguments; and
   • Government Whip (GW) Makes an issue-based rebuttal of the opposition’s case and summarizes the case of the government.
3. The Members of the Opposition Side
   • Leader of the Opposition (LO) Responds directly to the case of the government by giving a direct clash, and advances arguments. May challenge the motion if the definition is challengeable;
   • Deputy Leader of the Opposition (DPL) Refutes the case of the DPM, re- establishes the case of the opposition, and advances an argument; and
   • Opposition Whip (OW) Makes an issues-based rebuttal of the government’s and summarizes the case of the opposition.
4. Time of Speeches
   • Each speaker is given 7 (seven) minutes and 20 (twenty) seconds to deliver their constructive speeches. One speaker from each side (For the Government: PM/DPM, for Opposition: LO/DLO) is given four minutes and twenty seconds to deliver a reply speech. The speakers will be speaking in the following order:
5. Point of Information
   • Every speaker must inform the other speakers they Point of Information’s (“POI”) method preference such as through chat, unmute microphone, etc. During the constructive speeches, POI may be raised by the opposing side after the first minute up to the sixth minute. POI may be refused or accepted by the speaker. During reply speeches, no POI may be raised.
6. Reply Speech
   • Reply speech is a comparative analysis of the strength and weaknesses of the case of both sides. The aim of the speech is to give a bias judgment as to why should the people support the team’s claim. The speech is first delivered by the opposition side and followed by the government side that will close the debate.
7. Case Building
   • During the case building:
     • The time given for case building is 30 minutes for each team at the same time;
     • Printed materials, books, dictionaries and news are allowed during case building;
     • Participants are not allowed to search for materials using internet during the case building session; and
     • The case building is only done by the three members of the team and they cannot get any help from anyone else (no coaches, teachers and spectators are allowed to be involved).
8. Scoring
   • Scores are an objective approximation of how an individual speaker performed in that round.
   • For reply speech, the scores will be divided by two. For instance, the reply speech has average fulfilment (75 speech), therefore the score for reply speech will be 75:2, which is 37.5.

 

Iron Person Policy

1. An Iron Person shall be defined as any person who delivers two substantive speeches in one round to substitute one of their teammates who missed that particular preliminary round for any reasons.
2. A team can only Iron Person in one of the preliminary rounds by informing the Adjudication Core before the match up and motion launch. This means that in the team is eligible for breaking to the elimination round. However, the teams that use the “Iron Person” in more than one of the preliminary rounds are not eligible for breaking.
   • The team who had an Iron Person reserves the right to keep the Victory Point and their original team score that get got from that particular round without any forms of deduction.
   • The Iron Person will be given the highest of two speaker scores on that particular round.
   • For speaker awards, the speaker who misses the debate will be given the score of 69 on the round they missed.

 

Rules of Online Debating

1. General Requirements Throughout the Competition:
   • All participants are obligated to install Zoom on their personal devices.
   • All debaters are obligated to use the name format of “[Round] [Room] [Team Name] [Name]” upon entering the zoom building. For example, “R2 A3 SMAN 1 Dian”
   • All adjudicators are obligated to use the name format of “Adj “[Round] [Room] [Team Name] [Name]” upon entering the zoom building. For example, “Adj R2 A5 Toro”
   • All participants are obligated to have access to a stable internet connection during the entirety of the competition. However, in case of emergency, the committee has provided a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to address the flow of the competition with regard to the issue.
2. Motion Launch and Motion Preference:
   • Matchups will be shown for at least 10 minutes before the first motion launch of the day through the Herokuapp. Debaters must be on time and we will not tolerate any reasoning for not being punctual.
   • After clicking the link provided on Whatsapp Group, debaters will gather around in the Debaters Hall for the motion launch and roll call. Motion launch will be announced by the Adjudication Core.
   • Debaters must change their name according to the format that has been given on this RnR in order to be allocated to chambers.
   • The operator will then split the debaters into their debate chambers respectively, through the breakout room feature in Zoom. Please wait in the Debaters Hall until the operator moves you into your room.
   • Motion preference will be conducted inside of your respective debate chamber with the Liaison Officer (LO) waiting inside the chamber. Debaters will be asked to give their motion preference through the private chat feature in Zoom to the LO.
   • After the motion preference, debaters are allowed to casebuild.
3. Casebuilding:
   • After motion preference, participants must stay in the debate chamber throughout casebuilding time (30 minutes). Mute your microphone and turn off your camera in the zoom room for the duration of the casebuilding time but you must not leave the chamber.
   • The committee will not provide a room for the team’s case building, so every teams are required to find their own way to conduct their case building session (eg. Via WA Group Call or a Zoom/G-meets room of their own)
4. Debate:
   • Throughout the Debate:
     1. You are obliged to turn on the camera at all times during the debate. However, under exceptional circumstances, you are allowed to turn off the camera as long as prior notice is given to the LO of the debate chamber.
     2. Your microphone must be muted unless it is your time to give your speech or if you are giving a POI.
     3. To avoid echoes and other sound issues, participants are encouraged to wear headphones during the duration of the debate.
     4. A timer will be shared on the screen to show the time that has elapsed during your speech.
     5. The LO and Adjudicator(s) have the right to pause or stop the debate at any time to fix any technical issues that may occur.
   • Point of Information (POI)
     1. In order to raise a POI, participants must turn on their microphone and say “POI”. You only need to say “POI” once so that you do not disturb the current speaker.
     2. If the POI is accepted, participants are allowed to turn on their microphone and conduct the POI.
     3. If the POI is rejected, participants must immediately turn off their microphone and continue listening to the debate.
     4. A different method for giving and receiving POI’s may be used if agreed upon beforehand by the chamber. If you prefer a different POI method please notify the chamber before the debate starts.
   • Post-Debate:
     1. During the result deliberation, participants must remain in the zoom room but are allowed to turn off their camera and mic.
     2. Once the verbal adjudication has concluded, all participants must leave the zoom meeting immediately.
     3. Personal constructive from adjudicators can only be given out during lunch break or after the competition for the day has ended. Participants can ask for the constructive to the adjudicators (ask your adjudicator right away the prefered platform for later session).
5. Emergency Scenarios
   • Understanding the unstable nature of the internet and the constant possibility of participants disconnecting from the debate, these are the scenarios that will apply in those cases. Note that this only applies if you are disconnected from Zoom. This scenario will not cover other technical difficulties as its within your due diligence to make sure your connection is stable before the competition starts.
     • If you are disconnected from Zoom before or after your turn to present your speech:
       1. Notify the Orgcomm as soon as possible. You or your teammates must notify the Orgcomm via the Zoom chat function or Whatsapp Group Chat. The Orgcomm will keep track of it at all times and they will notify the room that you are disconnected.
       2. We will pause the debate (including if there is a speech) and you will be given maximum 2 minutes to reconnect.
       3. If you fail to reconnect within the allotted time, the debate will resume and if you have not given a speech, you will be expected to do so when it is your turn.
     • If you are disconnected from Zoom during your turn to present your speech:
       1. If you cannot reconnect to do your speech within 5 minutes, your teammate is obligated to call you with a loudspeaker thus allowing you to continue your speech via call with your teammate connecting your speech to the zoom.
       2. If (i) does not work:
          • If you are disconnected before 4.30 minutes of your speech: the Iron Policy applies. Your teammate can replace your place to do your speech instead. However, there will be no extra time for your teammate to construct the speech in your place. The speaker score for the tabulation will be given to your teammate that replaces your position.
          • If you are disconnected after 4.30 minutes of your speech: you will still be scored according to the speech you have delivered and there is no need for iron policy. The debate will not wait for you.

 

MOTIONS

Preliminary rounds on the 1 st day consist of 2 rounds using prepared motions and 1 round using impromptu motions. All final rounds on the 2nd day will be conducted using impromptu motions. Materials for the prepared motions will be announce on technical meeting

 

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