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Parliamentary DebateParliamentary Debate, an event within the National Forensic League, is a debate event. It is a common event in college and has recently made it down to the High School Level. A typical round consists of 4 people, two per team. The round is judged by one to three people and is intended so that anyone who doesn't understand debate can walk on in, sit down, listen and understand what is going on. The debate is modeled after British Parliament. On the Affirmative, or Government side, there is the Prime Minister (PM) and the Member of the Government (MG) and on the Negative or Opposition side, there is the Leader of the Opposition (LO)and the Member of the Opposition (MO) The time of the debate round is around 40 minutes. (However, time does depend on which state and which rules you are trying to follow) Here is a speech breakdown: PM Speech: 7 Minutes LO Speech: 8 Minutes MG Speech: 8 Minutes MO Speech: 8 Minutes LO Rebuttal: 4 Minutes (These two speeches are the "Neg Block") PM Rebuttal: 5 Minutes In each round, there are also resolutions given. Teams have 15 minutes prior to prepare. The resolutions are made up of four different kinds, them being fact, value (see LD) policy, and metaphorical. Here are some examples: This house would legalize abortion (policy), This house believes that less is more, This house believes that Socialism is better than Capitalism, Why are we so blind to see, that the ones we hurt are you and me? Look for more at www.parlidebate.org
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