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1. Each team will consist of two speakers;

2. Each speaker will have 3 minutes to speak;

3. Each rebuttal speech will last for no more than 1 minute;

4. The proposer of the motion with speak first, followed by the opposition with the second proposer and second opposition then speaking;

5. To establish an assertion, it must be substantiated by relevant evidence;

6. No new constructive arguments may be introduced in the rebuttal period;

7. Judges must base their decision entirely based on the material presented;

8. No speech will be accepted if it contains offensive, obscene or defamatory material;

9. Participants who exceed the allocated time, provided for in rule 2, will be stopped;

10. In accordance with rule 5, a speaker may be interrupted by the adjudicator to question the source of such evidence or material;

11. Any other interruption of a speaker is strictly prohibited;

12. The adjudicators decision is final;

13. The following is a guiding marking scheme in how marks will be determined:


Presentation of the speech Maximum of 5 marks

Engagement of the speaker Maximum of 5 marks

Content Maximum of 10 marks

Rebuttal Maximum of 10 marks

Cohesion of team speeches Maximum of 10 marks

Persuasiveness Maximum of 10 marks

Total possible mark is 50 marks

Debating is a very valuable skill and especially important for anyone who might want to study law, which is why the Law lecturers at WIT are giving secondary school students the opportunity to participare in a debating competition.

Law requires the ability to understand and analyse concepts and present an argument in a concise and coherent manner both on paper and orally. Debating is a learned skill that improves with practice and we would encourage students to get involved.