Rebuttal speech
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| Part of the series Policy Debate |
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| Policy debate competitions |
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| Structure of policy debate · Resolution Constructive · Rebuttal · Prep Time |
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Affirmative · Negative · Judge |
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Stock Issues · Case· Disadvantage |
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In policy debate, a rebuttal speech is one of the last four speeches of a round. Rebuttal speeches are not followed by cross-examination.
In high school, rebuttals are 5 minutes long; in college, they are 6 minutes long.
Many believe that new arguments cannot be introduced in rebuttal speeches, and many judges will disregard such arguments, especially if they are flagged by the opposing team. Because the "second affirmative rebuttal" (2AR) is the last speech in the debate, many judges are willing to "intervene" by throwing out arguments in this speech which they believe the "second negative rebuttal" (2NR) could not predict.
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