Debate handout - Berea College

Order and Time Limits in Debate. The debate format follows a specific order. The affirmative team speaks first and last. Classroom debate can have one to three members per team. The following debate format takes 40 minutes to complete. - 1st Affirmative speech (affirmative team member #1)--6 mins - Cross-examination by negative team member #3 ... ................
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