MOF Budget Debate Format

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MOF Budget Debate Format
Roles of each team
Team One Needs to provide a clear model and have
arguments that last to the end of the round. They
need to stay active in the back half of the
debate through Points of Information. Team
Two Needs to set up a convincing Opposition case
and defeat (or bring doubt unto) the
Propositions model. They need to stay active in
the back half of the debate through Points of
Information. Team Three Needs to provide a
clear extension (that judges decide is valid),
and improve the quality of the debate. They need
to provide a summary of the debate that is on
target and convincing. They need to have been
active in the first half of the debate through
Points of Information. Team Four Needs to
continue bringing new Opposition constructive to
the round, and defeat (or bring doubt unto) the
Proposition extension. They need to provide a
summary of the debate that is on target and
convincing. They need to been active in the first
half of the debate through Points of Information.
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Roles of each speaker
Points of Information

• Points of information allow an opposing team
  member to offer a brief point during the
• current speech. In this format, they are the
  crucial means by which Teams One and
• Two can remain relevant in the second half of the
  debate and they are the crucial
• means by which Teams Three and Four can gain
  relevance in the first half of the
• debate.
• These are only offered to opposing speakers. To
  offer a point of information the
• offerer should stand in his place, say point
  of information and wait.
• The speaker will either
• accept the point straight away
• ask the offerer to wait, and then accept the
  point or
• decline the point, in which case the offerer
  should sit down.
• Points of information are not allowed during the
  first and last 30-seconds of each speech