Live Debate Tournament!

Aloha! 

I am back after a bit of a hiatus. The Fall semester is finally over so I will have more time to dedicate myself to DART! We are going to be hosting a live debate tournament utilizing the Lincoln-Douglas format. This will be a single-elimination tournament. 

6min - Pro Constructive

3min - Con CX's Pro

7min - Con Constructive AND Rebuttal

3min - Pro CX's Con

4min - Pro Rebuttal and Defense

6min - Con Rebuttal and Defense

3min - Pro Rebuttal and Defense

Each debater has 4 minutes of prep time which they may use at their discretion, so long as it does not interrupt an ongoing speech or CX.

You are free to choose whatever topic you decide and the position you will take. Debates will take place when all parties are available. Once I generate the brackets, you have 48 hours to choose a topic and a side. Failure to do so will result in me picking for you. 

1. David 

2. MisterChris

3. Whiteflame 

4. seldiora

5. JamesW

6. Blamonkey 

7.

8.

9.

etc. 

I'm probably rusty as hell but sign me up

I'll sign up

Bump! We currently have 5 people. I'd like to get an even number of people to make sure no one has to have a bye round. I think 6-8 people would be perfect for a first time tournament.

Hey JamesW! It's great to see you. I'm glad you joined!

Sign me up please

Alright. Round 1 brackets are in

1. Whiteflame v. Blamonkey 

2. David v Chris 

3. JamesW vs Seldiora 

Signups are still here but I figured we’d give it a start 

Sounds good, looking forward to it.

Also, if anyone else joins, we can always pair them off for other debates.

How are we doing the topics? 

Contact your opponent. You guys can pick whatever topic you guys want and whatever side you want. If you're having trouble deciding on a topic, check out the speech and debate topic list: https://www.speechanddebate.org/topics/

Which is what I am thinking 

Here's another great site to look for topics: https://idebate.org/debatabase

James has not responded for one week. Still waiting . 

Best format you could've chosen

LD, that is.