Public Forum Overview

Public Forum Debate

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Public Forum Debate

The Forensics Files

​September/October Resolution:
Resolved: The UK should rejoin the EU

​November/December Resolution:
Resolved: The United States Federal Government Should require tech companies to provide lawful access to encrypted communication

Multiple Choice

The Resolution for the Public Forum Debate topic for September/October is:

• Southern Border Surveillance

• To increase U.S. Military presence in the Arctic

• End Military Aid to Taiwan

• Federal Jobs Guarantee

• The UK should Rejoin the EU

Multiple Choice

The Resolution for the Public Forum Debate topic for November/December is:

• Southern Border Surveillance

• To increase U.S. Military presence in the Arctic

• End Military Aid to Taiwan

• Federal Jobs Guarantee

• Require tech companies to provide lawful access to encrypted communications.

Overview

■ Public Forum Debate (PFD) is the newest

form of debate in high school forensics

■ Before it was called “Public Forum”

debate, PFD was called

■ Controversy Debate

■ Ted Turner Debate

■ Crossfire

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Match

Before Public Forum Debate was called Public Forum Debate it was called: (Match the Three names correctly together)

• Ted

• Cross-

• Controversy

Turner

fire

Debate

• Turner

• fire

• Debate

Overview

■ Unlike CX and LD debate which are

highly technical and specialized, PFD has
much fewer conventions and “rules”

■ PFD emphasizes presentation, speaking

style, knowledge of the topic and a
general application of arguments

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Multiple Choice

True or False: Unlike Policy debate (CX) and Lincoln Douglas debate (LD) which are highly technical and specialized, PFD has much fewer conventions and “rules”

• True

• False

• Maybe

• Cake

Multiple Choice

• PFD emphasizes...

• • presentation

• • speaking style

• • knowledge of the topic

• • a general application of arguments

• all of the above

Overview

■ Prior to each debate, the teams will flip a

coin

■ One team usually flips the coin and the

other team usually calls “heads” or “tails”

■ If the calling team is correct (e.g. calls

“heads” and the coin then lands heads
up) then the calling team gets to make
the first choice

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Match

Match the following phrases correctly to one another that correctly address the rules for beginning a Public Forum Debate.

• Prior to each debate,

• • One team usually flips the coin and

• • If the calling team is correct (e.g. calls “heads” and the coin then lands heads up) then

the teams will flip a coin

• the other team usually calls “heads” or

• the calling team makes the first choice

• the teams will flip a coin

• • the other team usually calls “heads” or

• • the calling team makes the first choice

Overview

■ The first choices is

■ Whether to choose to speak first or to

choose second, or whether to take the Pro
side or the Con side

■ For example, the team winning the flip would

make a choice about whether to speak first
or second OR to take the pro side or the con
side; once the team chooses between either
speaking order or the side to debate,

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Multiple Choice

• TRUE OR FALSE: After winning the coin flip, the first choice is whether to choose to speak first or to choose to speak second, or whether to take the Pro side or the Con side.

• True

• False

• Maybe

• Mr. Moyer always speaks first

Overview

■ Once the team winning the flip has made the

first choice (e.g. chose to speak first OR chose
to take the Con side; chosen to speak second
OR chose to take the Pro side) the team losing
flip gets to make the second choice

■ For example, if the team winning the flip

chooses to take the Pro side, the team losing
the flip gets to choose whether to speak first or
second

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Multiple Choice

TRUE OR FALSE: If the team winning the flip chooses to take the Pro side, the team losing the flip gets to choose whether to speak first or second

• True

• False

• Maybe

• Mr. Moyer says he'll throw a squishy at you

Overview

■ Another example:

■ If the team winning the flip chooses to take

the Pro side, then the negative team is
automatically the Con side and then gets to
chose whether to speak first or second. If
the team losing the flip (the Con side in this
scenario) chooses to speak first, clearly, the
team winning the flip the Pro side, will speak
second

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If the team losing the flip (the Con side in this scenario) chooses to speak first, clearly, the team winning the flip the Pro side, will speak ​

Placeholder

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

second

before the Con side

at the same time as the Con side

The Format

• A1 -

4 minutes

• B1 -

4 minutes

• Crossfire -

3 minutes

• A2 -

4 minutes

• B2 -

4 minutes

• Crossfire-

3 minutes

• Summary A1-

3 minutes

• Summary B1-

3 minutes

• Grand Crossfire

3 minutes

• Final A2-

2 minute

• Final B2-

2 minute

• Prep Time

Usually 2 minutes

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Match

Match the following speeches with their time limits

• Constructive Speeches and Rebuttals

• Summary Speeches

• Final Focus Speeches and Prep Time

• Crossfires and Grand Crossfire

4 Minutes

3 Minutes

2 Minute

3 minutes

• 4 Minutes

• 3 Minutes

• 2 Minute

• 3 minutes

Reorder

Order the speeches and cross examination periods correctly

• Constructive Speeches

• Crossfire

• Summary Speeches

• Grand Crossfire

• Final Focus Speeches

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Labeling

Identify the three parts of an evidence card!

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

Warrant/Reasoning

Evidence

Claim