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3v3, British Parliamentary

Weighing Metrics

Why is weighing important in debating? When adjudicators compare teams, they are not asking which team spoke better or which team had more arguments. Instead, they ask a much...

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British Parliamentary

Winning as an Opening Team

Opening teams have two goals: Beating the opposition bench Pre-emptively beating your closing half Beating Your Opposition Bench The first battle every Opening team has to win is against the...

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British Parliamentary

Winning as a Closing Team

Closing teams have two opponents; Beating your opening half Beating your opposition bench. Beating your opening half Your Closing team must contribute something more substantial than the...