Alright everyone, the moment you've all been waiting for.
To get things started, we will be having 6 Prelim matchups. I've previously stated that debates will start on July 9th. I'm going to change this to July 3rd- July 9th. With judging taking place over that weekend, or when the debates are over. The reason, this tournament was larger than i expected, and so we need to get things going. If you are one of the Pre-lim matches and you can't debate till the 9th. I can make an exception. This will be the place to talk about DWYP as well. Make sure you're not posting topics in the DWYP subsection, anyone who posts a topic in here without permission from one of the mods, will be given a warning, and if it happens again, you will be booted from the contest.
Now on to judging.
You'll be judged on a few things. First off, each judge will give some personal comments to each debate for both contestants. They might compliment you on what you did right, as well as give you some constructive criticism on what you could improve on. Each judge will give a letter grade, and say who they thought won the debate. They will be judging on how well you used sources, if the sources are reliable. They will also be judging on how well you present your side. Don't just list your side, but paint a picture with it. Make it to where you're drawing someone into your side. Most of all, don't be jumping around too much, stay with your topic. I also forgot a huge rule. No editing posts, this makes it very hard for the other debater if you're changing what you've said. From here on out, you will get a warning for editing, and after that. You will lose. You can double post in DWYP, so don't worry about it.
So now on to the match-ups.
First off, here is how DWYP will work. You will be given these set of debates. You and your partner, will decide on which topic they wish to debate, once chosen, you will PM myself with your choice, and who is the affirmative for the debate. (Such as Gay's should have the right to Gay Marriage, that' an affirmative) I will post the topic, and the affirmative will beging the debate.
So here are the topics, and below them are the Pre-Lim Match ups. The 6 winners of these will move on to the main 32 man bracket.
Debate Topics:
War
Iraqi Stability as Affected by the War in Iraq
Was the US Right in going to Iraq?
Was the execution of Saddam Hussein just?
Should Canada Pack Up and Go Home?
Was Operation Iraqi Freedom a Success?
Should the U.S. invade Iran?
Should the U.S. pull out of Iraq?
Government
Should the government continue welfare, public school, social security, and Medicare?
Is the Constitution too flexible?
Electoral College vs One Person, One Vote
Has Big Business turned the US to Big Government -Regulations, Restrictions, etc.
What political party America needs right now?
Are Tax Rebates helping the economy?
Do Tax Cuts for the Rich help the economy?
Has the government become corrupt?
Who should be the next president, McCain or Obama?
Religion
Evolution vs. Creationism
Should there be teacher led prayer in Schools?
Should there be prayer in schools period?
Which religion should the US be considered?
Bible vs History
Social Issues
Immigration: Should US have Open Borders
Gay marriage: Should it be Legal
Genetic Engineering: For or Against (Cloning Included)
Capital Punishment: For or Against
Same-Sex Parent Adoption
Should Marijuana be legal?
Should there be smoking bans?
Pro-Life vs Pro-Choice
Environment
Is Global Warming a Serious Threat?
Should the U.S. begin to focus more on different forms of fueling than oil?
Should the U.S. drill in Alaska?
If you can't seriously find one topic out of all these topics that you differ on, come up with your own, but PM me first to make sure.
And here are the matchups
Skylerocon vs Airgemini
Stroupes vs Byronman
Mr. Lombardi vs SSBbo
BFDD vs GhostAnime
MetaKnight63 vs BengalsRZ
SpeedySonic vs JohntheGalactic
Everyone else, you have made the main draw, good luck everyone, and Debate with your POWER.
To get things started, we will be having 6 Prelim matchups. I've previously stated that debates will start on July 9th. I'm going to change this to July 3rd- July 9th. With judging taking place over that weekend, or when the debates are over. The reason, this tournament was larger than i expected, and so we need to get things going. If you are one of the Pre-lim matches and you can't debate till the 9th. I can make an exception. This will be the place to talk about DWYP as well. Make sure you're not posting topics in the DWYP subsection, anyone who posts a topic in here without permission from one of the mods, will be given a warning, and if it happens again, you will be booted from the contest.
Now on to judging.
You'll be judged on a few things. First off, each judge will give some personal comments to each debate for both contestants. They might compliment you on what you did right, as well as give you some constructive criticism on what you could improve on. Each judge will give a letter grade, and say who they thought won the debate. They will be judging on how well you used sources, if the sources are reliable. They will also be judging on how well you present your side. Don't just list your side, but paint a picture with it. Make it to where you're drawing someone into your side. Most of all, don't be jumping around too much, stay with your topic. I also forgot a huge rule. No editing posts, this makes it very hard for the other debater if you're changing what you've said. From here on out, you will get a warning for editing, and after that. You will lose. You can double post in DWYP, so don't worry about it.
So now on to the match-ups.
First off, here is how DWYP will work. You will be given these set of debates. You and your partner, will decide on which topic they wish to debate, once chosen, you will PM myself with your choice, and who is the affirmative for the debate. (Such as Gay's should have the right to Gay Marriage, that' an affirmative) I will post the topic, and the affirmative will beging the debate.
So here are the topics, and below them are the Pre-Lim Match ups. The 6 winners of these will move on to the main 32 man bracket.
Debate Topics:
War
Iraqi Stability as Affected by the War in Iraq
Was the US Right in going to Iraq?
Was the execution of Saddam Hussein just?
Should Canada Pack Up and Go Home?
Was Operation Iraqi Freedom a Success?
Should the U.S. invade Iran?
Should the U.S. pull out of Iraq?
Government
Should the government continue welfare, public school, social security, and Medicare?
Is the Constitution too flexible?
Electoral College vs One Person, One Vote
Has Big Business turned the US to Big Government -Regulations, Restrictions, etc.
What political party America needs right now?
Are Tax Rebates helping the economy?
Do Tax Cuts for the Rich help the economy?
Has the government become corrupt?
Who should be the next president, McCain or Obama?
Religion
Evolution vs. Creationism
Should there be teacher led prayer in Schools?
Should there be prayer in schools period?
Which religion should the US be considered?
Bible vs History
Social Issues
Immigration: Should US have Open Borders
Gay marriage: Should it be Legal
Genetic Engineering: For or Against (Cloning Included)
Capital Punishment: For or Against
Same-Sex Parent Adoption
Should Marijuana be legal?
Should there be smoking bans?
Pro-Life vs Pro-Choice
Environment
Is Global Warming a Serious Threat?
Should the U.S. begin to focus more on different forms of fueling than oil?
Should the U.S. drill in Alaska?
If you can't seriously find one topic out of all these topics that you differ on, come up with your own, but PM me first to make sure.
And here are the matchups
Skylerocon vs Airgemini
Stroupes vs Byronman
Mr. Lombardi vs SSBbo
BFDD vs GhostAnime
MetaKnight63 vs BengalsRZ
SpeedySonic vs JohntheGalactic
Everyone else, you have made the main draw, good luck everyone, and Debate with your POWER.
