ASIAN PARLIAMENTARY

DEBATE

February 13, 2024

Format of AP
There are two teams: Government and Opposition

Each team has three members:

Government/Proposition/Affirmative constitutes
of:
- Prime Minister;
- Deputy Prime Minister;
- Government’s Whip
Opposition/Negative constitutes of:
- Leader of Opposition;
- Deputy leader of Opposition;
- Opposition’s Whip
 Define the topic
and make 1 or 2
arguments at max
Counter arguments of the
government team/defend
the team. Support and
supplement the arguments of
team. Attack the opponent
team with new arguments.
Respond to the
definitions/interpr
etation and make
some arguments.
Counter arguments of the
government team/defend the
team. Support and supplement
the arguments of team. Attack
the opponent team with new
arguments.

Summarize, identify, and Summarize, identify, and

prioritize the issues prioritize the issues
given by the team. Don’t given by the team. Don’t
give new arguments. give new arguments.
 POINT OF INFORMATION (POI)

SHORT  15s approx.

Discretion of the speaker to accept the questions.

If the speaker accepts the POI then she/he has to answer the questions.
If a speaker fails to answer a questions, the other team get the marks.
If one answer to POI very well, then his/her team get points for that.
 Define the topic
and make 1 or 2
arguments at max
Counter arguments of the
government team/defend
the team. Support and
supplement the arguments of
team. Attack the opponent
team with new arguments.
Respond to the
definitions/interpr
etation and make
some arguments.
Counter arguments of the
government team/defend the
team. Support and supplement
the arguments of team. Attack
the opponent team with new
arguments.

Summarize, identify, and Summarize, identify, and

prioritize the issues prioritize the issues
given by the team. Don’t given by the team. Don’t
give new arguments. give new arguments.
 REPLY SPEECH

It is a sort of BIAS ADJUDICATION.

No POIs

Only of 4 mins

Comparing your position with other’s team position

A Debate Is Set Up As Shown In The Diagram :
  MANNER  METHOD
oOrganization of material
oConfidence oProper fulfillment of
speaker roles
oVoice oSignposting
oTime management
oGesture and stance

 MATTER

oGeneral knowledge

oPersuasive arguments 3
(3 SPEAKERS)
oRebuttal