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Judging Criteria

Part 2 Judging Criteria  

Adjudicators shall give marks to individual debaters in accordance with the following criteria and weighting.

(1) Speeches by Captain, First Speaker and Second Speaker
(2) Captain Summary
A. Content (40 points)
1. Quality of argument
2. Depth and breadth of ideas
3. Relevance of arguments to the motion
4. Originality
5. Depth of rebuttal
C. Organisation (20 points)
1. Development of arguments
2. Logical sequence of points
3. Precise and concise in wordings
B. Delivery (30 points)
1. Use of English language in arguments
2. Level of fluency
3. Strong articulation
4. Persuasiveness
D. Poise (10 points)
1. Gestures and posture that reinforce presentation
2. Confidence and presence
3. Eye contact

(3) Interrogative Debating session
  Questioning
(20 points) 		A. Content
1. Precision of ideas
2. Relevance to the motion
3. Originality		 C. Organisation
1. Logical sequence of points
2. Precise and concise in wordings
    B. Delivery
1. Use of English language in arguments
2. Level of fluency
3. Strong articulation
4. Persuasiveness
   

  Answering
(25 points)		 A. Content
1. Precision of ideas
2. Relevance of arguments to the motion
3. Originality
4. Depth of rebuttal
C. Organisation
1. Development of arguments
2. Logical sequence of points
3. Precise and concise in wordings
    B. Delivery
1. Use of English language in arguments
2. Level of fluency
3. Strong articulation
4. Persuasiveness
   
 
  Poise (5 points) 1. Gestures and posture that reinforce presentation
2. Confidence and presence
3. Eye contact


(4) Free Debate
A. Content (65 points)
1. Quality of argument
2. Depth and breadth of ideas
3. Relevance of arguments to the motion
4. Originality
5. Depth of rebuttal
C. Organisation (30 points)
1. Development of arguments
2. Logical sequence of points
3. Precise and concise in wordings
B. Delivery (40 points)
1. Use of English language in arguments
2. Level of fluency
3. Strong articulation
4. Persuasiveness
D. Poise (15 points)
1. Gestures and posture that reinforce presentation
2. Confidence and presence
3. Eye contact

(5) Floor Time
Answered by debating team (30 points) 1. Quality
  2. Delivery
  3. Precision and relevance

Part 3 Score Allocation  

Adjudicators shall give the vote to the team with higher score and the team with the most votes will be the winning team.
Debater Preliminaries Quarter-Final Semi-Final Grand Final
Captain
First Speaker
Second Speaker
100points
100points
100points
100points
100points
100points
100points
100points
100points
100points
100points
100points
Interrogative Debating session
Captain
First Speaker
Second Speaker

50points
50points
50points

50points
50points
50points
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Floor Time
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30points
Free Debate
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150points
150points
Captain Summary
100points
100points
100points
100points
Team Co-operation
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20points
Maximum score of each debating team
550points
550points
550points
600points

Best Debater
The individual with the highest average score will be awarded as the "Best Debater". If more than one debater gain the same score, final voting will be held among the adjudicators.

Individual's score =

Individual's total score
No. of speech delivered*

*The scores gained in Interrogative Debating, Free Debate and Floor Time sessions will not be counted in "Best Debater" Award.
Best Interrogative Debater
The individual with the highest average score in the Interrogative Debating session will be awarded as the "Best Interrogative Debater". If more than one debater gain the same score, final voting will be held among the adjudicators.