World Cup Online Debates Underway

1N Universidad Andrés Bello, Chile. from Alfred Snider on Vimeo.

ABOVE: First negative speech in the Australs format in Spanish from Universidad Andres Bello.

See the debates and get information at  http://debate.uvm.edu/debateblog/worldcup/Welcome.html

Teams represent their nation in online debating contests against other teams and nations. The format is Australasian 3 on 3. The contest is sponsored by the World Debate Institute, Debate Central, and the new eDebating website coming in 2011.

In the Fall of 2010 a demonstration tournament will be held between eight different teams. The tournament will be double elimination until there is a champion. In 2011 a full and much larger tournament will be held. Judges will be provided by teams and recruited by the World Debate Institute.

When a match has been scheduled and a motion announced, the debate begins with the affirmative team posting its first speech to http://vimeo.com .  The opposition team then has 36 hours to post their responding speech. After all speeches are completed, assigned judges will watch the debate and render a decision without consensus.

Debates may take place in any language agreed to by the two teams, judges will be assigned who understand that language. For example, the debate between Universidad Central de Venezuela and Universidad Andres Bello Chile will be in Spanish.

Teams for Fall 2010

These teams will be competing in the demonstration phase:

1. CORNELL UNIVERSITY, USA

2. UNIVERSIDAD ANDRES BELLO, CHILE

3. UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE, SERBIA

4. UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT, USA

5. COMUNIDAD DE DEBATE, VENEZUELA

6. ASSUMPTION UNIVERSITY, THAILAND

7. PEKING UNIVERSITY, CHINA

8. UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA

Motions:

Rounds 1-4

Now is the time for a Palestinian state.

Rounds 5-8

The press should show the full horrors of war.

Rounds 9-10

Everyone has the right to public nudity.

Rounds 11-12

Give development assistance only to nations with democratic governments.

Round 13

Substantially increase inheritance taxes.

Round 14

Governments should set a maximum wage.

Round 15 (if needed)

It is time to use military force in Somalia.

SEPTEMBER 2010

DEBATE  1 – LOSER TO A

AFF: Assumption Univ.

NEG: Peking Univ.

JUDGES:

DEBATE 2 – LOSER TO B

AFF: Belgrade

NEG: Vermont

JUDGES:

DEBATE 3 – LOSER TO C

AFF: Communidad de Debate

NEG: Cornell Univ.

JUDGES:

DEBATE 4 – LOSER TO D

AFF: Univ. Central Venezuela

NEG: Univ. Andres Bello

JUDGES:

OCTOBER 2010

DEBATE 5

A:

B:

JUDGES:

DEBATE 6

C:

D:

JUDGES:

DEBATE 7 – LOSER TO F

WINNER OF DEBATE 1

WINNER OF DEBATE 2

JUDGES:

DEBATE 8 – LOSER TO E

WINNER OF DEBATE 3

WINNER OF DEBATE 4

JUDGES: