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    The Oregon-Oxford debate format involves an exchange of arguments between an affirmative and negative team on a given debate motion. The affirmative team supports the motion through constructive arguments, while the negative team refutes those points. Each side has opportunities to present arguments and rebuttals, as well as ask questions of the opposing team. This debate style originated in the United States in the 1930s and was later introduced to the Philippines. While modifications have been made over time, the core structure typically involves multiple speakers from each side presenting and responding to arguments over the course of the debate. The objective is for speakers to demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the issue and ability to make a case addressing its necessity, benefits and practicality.

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    The Oregon-Oxford debate format involves an exchange of arguments between an affirmative and negative team on a given debate motion. The affirmative team supports the motion through constructive arguments, while the negative team refutes those points. Each side has opportunities to present arguments and rebuttals, as well as ask questions of the opposing team. This debate style originated in the United States in the 1930s and was later introduced to the Philippines. While modifications have been made over time, the core structure typically involves multiple speakers from each side presenting and responding to arguments over the course of the debate. The objective is for speakers to demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the issue and ability to make a case addressing its necessity, benefits and practicality.

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    The Oregon-Oxford debate format involves an exchange of arguments between an affirmative and negative team on a given debate motion. The affirmative team supports the motion through constructive arguments, while the negative team refutes those points. Each side has opportunities to present arguments and rebuttals, as well as ask questions of the opposing team. This debate style originated in the United States in the 1930s and was later introduced to the Philippines. While modifications have been made over time, the core structure typically involves multiple speakers from each side presenting and responding to arguments over the course of the debate. The objective is for speakers to demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the issue and ability to make a case addressing its necessity, benefits and practicality.

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    Oregon Oxford Debate Format

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    The Oregon-Oxford debate format involves an exchange of arguments between an affirmative and negative team on a given debate motion. The affirmative team supports the motion through constructive arguments, while the negative team refutes those points. Each side has opportunities to present arguments and rebuttals, as well as ask questions of the opposing team. This debate style originated in the United States in the 1930s and was later introduced to the Philippines. While modifications have been made over time, the core structure typically involves multiple speakers from each side presenting and responding to arguments over the course of the debate. The objective is for speakers to demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the issue and ability to make a case addressing its necessity, benefits and practicality.

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    Oregon-Oxford Debate Defined

    • Also known as Cross-Examination Debate or Forensic Debate


    • This debate style offers opposing sides of a topic to intelligently exchange arguments and
    rebuttals: an “affirmative” team supports convincing arguments to the motion, while a “negative”
    team refutes the points made by the affirmative team.
    • Consist of the following:
    Parts of the Debate
    a) Constructive Speech: presentation of each team’s arguments and evidence for each aspect of
    the case
    b) Interpellation: opportunity for the opposing debater to ask questions regarding the speech of
    the speaker
    c) Rebuttal: summary and defense of each team’s arguments and evidence, to be delivered by the
    team Captain
    • Incorporates legislative/parliamentary and courtroom debate.

    Historical Background
    Debate during the Olden Days
    - It was in 5th Century B.C. in Syracuse a city from Ancient Greece has gone through war and
    revolution. People struggled for peace and order. A particular concern for them was land
    ownership for lands were claimed through memory.
    Oregon-Oxford Debate
    • First used in Oregon University in 1930s.
    • Introduced to the Philippines by American teachers.
    • Official format used by the National Debate Tournament of the American Forensic
    Association.
    • Pre-debate conference (PreDeCon) is a Filipino innovation.

    The Format
    • Today, the so-called Oxford-Oregon Debate has various modifications. In fact, what is now
    commonly employed in academic debates is already a modified Oregon-Oxford which somewhat
    deviates from the traditional format.
    • In the original format, there are just two or three speakers on each side. On the other hand, the
    format usually used today has four (4) members on each side, the 4th one being the scribe and/or
    the rebuttal speaker. Unlike in the Parliamentary Debate, the debaters in Oxford-Oregon are not
    to be interrupted while delivering the constructive speech. Instead, a debater and his match in the
    opposing team have to interpellate each other at the end of their respective constructive speeches.
    Three Speakers from each side
    First Affirmative - Constructive Speech
    First Negative - Interpellation of the first affirmative Speaker
    First Negative - Constructive Speech
    First Affirmative - Interpellation of the first negative speaker
    Second Affirmative - Constructive Speech
    Second Negative - Interpellation of the second affirmative
    Second Negative – Constructive
    Second Affirmative - Interpellation of the second negative
    Third Affirmative - Constructive Speech
    Third Negative - Interpellation of the third affirmative
    Third Negative - Constructive Speech
    Third Affirmative - Interpellation of the third negative
    Rebuttal of the Team Captain of the Negative Side
    Rebuttal of the Team Captain of the Affirmative Side

    Duration
    Constructive Speech: Minimum of five (5) and maximum of seven (7) minutes
    Interpellation: Five (5) minutes
    Rebuttal Speech: Three (3) minutes

    Issues of the Debate


    a) Whether or not it is necessary? (Necessity)
    Discusses the presence or absence of an inherent flaw in the status quo.
    b) Whether or not it is beneficial? (Beneficiality)
    Discusses the advantages or disadvantages of adopting or rejecting the resolution.
    c) Whether or not it is practical? (Practicability)
    Discusses the feasibility of the proposition and includes matters of law, clamor, and finance.

    As for the debate style, there would be two (2) sides in Oregon-Oxford Debate: The Affirmative
    and The Negative. The Affirmative proves the validity of the issue or topic called the Proposition
    while the Negative disproves it. Each team has two speakers and one scribe. Whereas the Debate
    Moderator enforces the rules to ensure the debate’s smooth conduct.

    Like any other style of debate, the main objective of Oregon-Oxford debate is to resolve the
    issue intelligently at the end of the debate, specifically, for the speaker to have a comprehensive
    grasp of the issue and for them to be able to prepare a case which tackles the necessity,
    beneficiality, and practicability of the debated subject matter.

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