British Parliamentary Debating (BPD)

The first speaker is Muhammad Salim Fajri

1. British Parliamentary Debating (BPD)

British Parliamentary style debate is a common form of academic debate. It has gained support in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, India, Europe, Africa, Philippines and United States, and has also been adopted as the official style of the World Universities Debating Championship and European Universities Debating Championship. Speeches are usually either five or seven minutes in duration. Debate Highlight the opposing opinions surrounding a topic as a tool for decision making and analysis. A competitive sport whereby 4 teams in opposing sides try to convince an audience that a point of view regarding a controversial issue is better than the alternative provided.

The second speaker is Nurdiansyah 2. Debate strukture Proposition Prime Minister 1 Prop. Deputy prime Minister
st

Opposition Leader of the Opposition

1 3 2 4

Deputy Leader of the Opposition Member of the opposition

1st Opp.

Member of the Goverment 2nd Prop. Government whip

2nd
Opp.

Opposition whip

Diagram Illustrating the Arrangement of Members in the House and the Sequence in which Speeches are Delivered. a. The Prime Minister The job of the first speaker, or Prime Minister, is to set up the debate. This may sound obvious, but is so often overlooked, or simply badly done, that it is worth stressing. What this means in the most basic terms is that the PM states what the debate is about, and what are the boundaries.

b. Leader of the Opposition The Leader of the Opposition performs a role that is in essence similar to that of all remaining speakers in the debate, excepting the Whips on both sides. The speaker should point out any flaws in the mechanism chosen (if there is one), rebut the arguments made by the PM and make substantive arguments that support his/her position.

c. Deputy PM & Deputy Leader of the Opposition These two positions may be dealt with together, as both speeches are essentially the same. As with the Leader of the Opposition the speeches are expected to consist of rebuttal of the previous speakers material and new substantive arguments in favour of, or against the motion. The Deputy PM may also need to include some reinforcement of the case, depending on the job done by the Leader of the Opposition.

The third speaker is Rizal 3. SPEAKER ROLES AND SPEECH SPECIFIC PURPOSES Each speaker has a role and each speech has a purpose. The descriptions of speaker roles and speech purposes listed are suggestive and are not exhaustive or exclusive. Prime Minister The primary role of First Proposition team, initiated in this speech, is to establish the foundation for a meaningful debate on the motion. The Prime Ministers responsibilities may include some or all of the following: 1) to offer a reasonable interpretation of the motion; 2) to present a case supporting that interpretation; 3) to employ other strategies deemed necessary in advancing the Government's stance. Leader of the Opposition The primary roles of the First Opposition team, initiated in this speech, are to confront the First Governments case and to establish the First Oppositions strategy for opposing this case. The Leader of the Oppositions responsibilities may include some or all of the following: 1) to directly or indirectly refute part or all of the government's case; 2) to make at least one argument that demonstrates why the First Opposition team opposes the motion as interpreted by the Prime Minister; 3) to employ other strategies deemed necessary in advancing the Opposition's stance.

The Leader of the Opposition may also challenge the interpretation of the government's case if it is unreasonable, that is, if it completely misinterprets the motion or severely inhibits meaningful debate. Deputy Prime Minister The Deputy Prime Ministers responsibilities may include some or all of the following: 1) to reestablish the First Propositions case by confronting any refutation presented by the Leader of the Opposition; 2) to refute some or all of the arguments presented by the Leader of the Opposition; 3) to further develop the case presented by the Prime Minister; 4) to employ other strategies deemed necessary in advancing the Government's stance. Deputy Leader of the Opposition The Deputy Leader of the Oppositions responsibilities may include some or all of the following: 1) to continue refutation initiated by the Leader of the Opposition; 2) to reestablish the Leader of Oppositions arguments against the motion; 3) to initiate a new argument against the motion as interpreted by the First Proposition team; 4) to employ other strategies deemed necessary in advancing the Opposition's stance. Member of the Government The primary roles of the Second Proposition team, initiated in this speech, are to support the First Proposition team while simultaneously moving the proposition position in a new and positive direction. The responsibilities of the Member of the Government may include some or all of the following: 1) to briefly support the case developed by the First Proposition team; 2) to introduce a different argument, sometimes called a case extension which is consistent with yet different from the case introduced by the First Proposition team; 3) to employ other strategies deemed necessary in advancing the Government's stance.

Member of the Opposition The primary roles of the Second Opposition team, initiated in this speech, are to support the First Opposition team while simultaneously moving the opposition position in a new and positive direction. The responsibilities of the Member of the Opposition may include some or all of the following: 1) to briefly support one or more arguments introduced by the First Opposition team; 2) to introduce direct and/or indirect refutation to the case extension presented by the Member of Government; 3) to introduce some new argument, compatible with, but different from that of the First Opposition Team; 4) to employ other strategies deemed necessary in advancing the Opposition's stance. Government Whip The responsibilities of the Government Whip may include some or all of the following: 1) to support any new arguments introduced by the Member of the Government; 2) to reply to any new arguments introduced by the Member of the Opposition; 3) to summarize the debate from the perspective of the Proposition Teams, especially from that of the Second Proposition team; 4) to employ other strategies deemed necessary in advancing the Government's stance. The Government Whip should not introduce new arguments into the debate. Opposition Whip The responsibilities of the Opposition Whip may include some or all of the following: 1) to support any new arguments introduced by the Member of the Opposition; 2) to reply to any new arguments introduced by the Member of the Government; 3) to summarize the debate from the perspective of the Proposition Teams, especially from that of the Second Opposition team; 4) to employ other strategies deemed necessary in advancing the Opposition's stance.

The fourt speaker is Dian Rismayanti

4. TYPES OF DEBATES Factual DebateIs it or is it not the case? Did it or did it not happen? THBT Germany is to blame for WW2 THBT the capitalist system is doomed to collapse THBT our education system is a failure Value DebateWhat should our values be & why? Is it Better or Worse for us (and / or Societyas a whole?) THBT the sanctity of life ought to be valued over the quality of life THBT the economy should be prioritized over the environment THBT we should have more freedom Policy DebateWhat is the problem and how do we fix it? THW ban smoking THW outlaw experimentation on chimpanzees THW impose democracy.

The fifth speaker is Juliani Damayantie 5. JUDGING CRITERIA Manner Matter Method Manner Style: Confidence, Confidence, Confidence Tone of Voice: Pace, Pitch & Pause Body Language: Stand Upright, Eye Contact, Hand Gestures Energy Level Matter Content: Support to Argument Validity of Argument Level of Analysis Method Strategy: Timing Structure / Signposting P.O.I (Taken & Received) Teamwork

The six speaker is Anengsih

6. How to Debate (British Parliament Style) Steps: 1. Organize four teams of two people. 2. Decide which team gets to get to pick whether it will choose the topic first or the side to argue for 3. There are generally 3 topics and 2 sides. 4. You and a partner receive your topic around 10 minutes before the debate begins. 5. Points of information can be given to the opposing side when they are speaking. 6. For every debate, the first and last minute are protected time, where you cannot make any Points of Information. 7. First the opening sides debate. There will be two opening teams - the Opening Government and the Opening Opposition. 8. One person on side government, called the Prime Minister, speaks first. 9. One person on side opposition, called the Leader of the Opposition, speaks next. 10. One person on side government, called the Deputy Prime Minister, speaks next 11. One person on side opposition, called the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, speaks next 12. The closing sides now debate. 13. The Member of Government now speaks 14. The Member of Opposition now speaks 15. The Government Whip speaks 16. The Opposition Whip is the last speaker in the debate

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