Types of Debate
Types of Debate
Types of Debate
T ypes
of Debate
The Lincoln-Douglas type of debate (also called as the two men debate) is a
kind of debate where there is only one speaker in the side of the affirmative as
well as in the side of the negative. The speaker in the affirmative side opens the
debate then followed by the negative speech.
The Rebuttal Type of debate is a kind of debate where each team from the
affirmative and the negative side is composed of about two or three members. As
the debate starts, the affirmative speaker opens the constructive speech and the
negative speaker starts the rebuttal. Every speaker is allowed to deliver a
rebuttal speech. The debate is closed with the affirmative side delivering the last
rebuttal.
The Oregon-Oxford type of debate also allows two to three speakers in both the
affirmative and the negative side. In this kind of debate, the first speaker in the
affirmative side delivers the entire affirmative case. After the delivery, the first
affirmative speaker will be interpellated by the first speaker of the negative side.
After this, the second speaker of the negative side will present the entire negative
case; then, the second negative speaker well be interpellated by the second or
the first affirmative speaker. After, the first speaker of the negative will deliver his
or her rebuttal speech followed by the rebuttal of the second affirmative speaker.
Public forum debate, also known as PoFo, Puff, PF Debate, Puffy, or PFD is a
style of debate practiced in National Speech and Debate Association, National
Catholic Forensic League competitions, and many other State and Major leagues
across the United States. It was first introduced by the NFL in 2002 as
"Controversy Debate".
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