Debate Quiz | Roles

-          Accepts the definition of the motion (if it’s resourced)

-          Rebuts the case of the Prime Minister of the Government team.

-          Constructs one or more arguments against the Prime Minister’s cases of the motion.

• Prime Minister

• Leader of Opposition

• Deputy Prime Minister

• Deputy Leader of Opposition

-          Rebuts/refutes the case of the Leader of the Opposition team.

-          Rebuilds/constructs the case of the Prime Minister.

-          May add new arguments to support the case of the Prime Minister.

• Prime Minister

• Leader of Opposition

• Deputy Prime Minister

• Deputy Leader of Opposition

-          Continues rebuttal of the Prime Minister.

-          Rebuilds/construct arguments of the Leader of the Opposition.

-          May add new arguments to the Leader of the Opposition.

• Prime Minister

• Leader of Opposition

• Deputy Prime Minister

• Deputy Leader of Opposition

-          Defines and interprets the motion.

-          Develops the cases for the Government.

• Prime Minister

• Leader of Opposition

• Deputy Prime Minister

• Deputy Leader of Opposition

-          Defends the general direction taken by the team.

-          Continues general rebuttal/refutation of the Government team.

-          Provides more specific rebuttals/refutations of Member of the Government.

-          Provides new opposition arguments.

• Member of Government

• Member of Opposition

• Government Whip

• Opposition Whip

-          Summarizes the entire debate from the point of view of the opposition team, defending the general view point of the opposition teams.

-          Gives conclusion and demand wining.

-          Does not provide new arguments.

• Member of Government

• Member of Opposition

• Government Whip

• Opposition Whip

-          Defends the general direction and case of the Deputy Prime Minister.

-          Continues rebuttal/refutation of opposition team. (Leader and Deputy Leader of the opposition team.

-          Develops a new argument that is different from but consistent with the case of the Opening Government team (sometimes called an extension).

• Member of Government

• Member of Opposition

• Government Whip

• Opposition Whip

-          Summarizes the entire debate from the point of view of the Government team, defending the general view point of the Government teams.

-          Gives conclusion and demands winning.

-          Does not provide new arguments.

• Member of Government

• Member of Opposition

• Government Whip

• Opposition Whip

·         A formal request or suggest that one made to be argued and discussed in the debate. Motion usually starts with the phrase “This House believes that”.

·         is known as the affirmative team speaking in support of the motion. Their goal is to persuade others that the motion is true.