Manhattan Chowder & Debate Society
Agenda
Greeting & Society Business. President
Chowder Session (Impromptu Debate). Chowder Master
Educational Talk about Debate. (5 min.) Debate Master
Prepared Debate. Debate Master
Resolved: That English should be the official language of the United States.
- Constructive Speech #1 (8 min). First Affirmative
- Cross-Examination (3 min). Second Negative
- Constructive Speech #2. First Negative
- Cross-Examination. First Affirmative
- Constructive Speech #3. Second Affirmative
- Cross-Exmination. First Negative
- Constructive Speech #4. Second Negative
- Cross-Examination. Second Affirmative
Summary/Rebuttal #1 (4 min). First Negative
Summary/Rebuttal #2. First Affirmative
Audience Comments while Judges Deliberate (10 min). Debate Master
- Judging. Chief Judge
- First Affirmative Evaluation (3 min). First Judge
- First Negative Evaluation by Second Judge
- Second Affirmative Evaluation by Third Judge
- Second Negative Evaluation by Fourth Judge
General Evaluation & Announcement of Winners. Chief Judge
Selection of Next Month's Debate Topic. Educational Vice President
Closing. President