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Karl Popper Debate Rules (Rules of a Debate (Criterion (The purpose of the…
Karl Popper Debate Rules
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Rules of a Debate
Criterion
The purpose of the criterion in the debate is to delimitate and shelter the argumentation line in the debate. It is an obligation of the affirmative or negative party to state the criterion of their constructive line when debating a proposal or value motion.
Definitions
The purpose of the definition is to explain how the affirmative party understands the resolution and what they want to discuss.
Burden of proof
Where the resolution is expressed as a factual one, the affirmative party must prove that resolution holds true in a decisive/persuasive number of cases, which has been specified by the definition and accepted by the negative party.
Who Wins the Debate
The debate is won by the affirmative party if, on the basis of its argumentation, it upheld the resolution debated. The debate is won by the negative team if, on the basis of its argumentation, it disproved the affirmative case or put it into serious doubt.
Negative case
The negative party does not have to present its own case in the debate. It should concentrate on attacking the affirmative party’s case.
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Refutation
The task of the negative party is to refute or put into a serious doubt the affirmative case as a whole. If the affirmative party has used a number of pieces of evidence to support one argument, and the negative party is able to refute that main point with one counterargument, the negative team can this way refute the whole group of pieces of evidence together.
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Impromptu debate
The teams are not allowed to communicate with their trainers, coaches, adjudicators, etc. during the preparation in the impromptu round, only the members of the team, which are assigned to the team in the tournament can take part in the preparation. Names and order of the three active debaters of each team shall be announced after the preparation finishes.
Evaluation
Content
Content means the arguments that are used, and it is separate from style. Thus, the “strength” of the arguments should be measured without reference to the quality of the oratory and presentation.
Style
Language use, manner of speaking, fluency and persuasiveness, and the dress code belongs in debate also to the art of speaking
Strategy
Structure and Timing
A good speech has a clear introduction, body and conclusion. Along the way there should be signposts to help us see where the speaker is heading.
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Cross-questioning
The questioner asks and the addressed person responds. Questions and responses must be brief and clear. The questioner may ask about anything provided that s/he shows in the further course of the debate a connection between the questions and the resolution debated. The addressed person may refuse to answer personal questions. The questioner may interrupt the response, if the person is not speaking to the point.
Two teams participate in each debate. One team is given the role of the affirmative party, the other one the negative. Each team consists of three to five debaters, three of whom actively participate in the debate. The team at the beginning of the debate shall announce names and the order of the three active debaters. #
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