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Asian Parliamentary Debate Teams: There two opposing teams in an Asians format of debate:1. Government side- proposes and defends the motion;2. Opposition side- refute and negates the motion.

Each side is composed of three members.

The Members of the government side are the following:

1. Prime minister (PM)- opens the debate, defines themotion and advances arguments;2. Deputy prime Minister (DPM) - refute at firstinstance the case of the opposition, re-establish thegovernment's claim, and advances arguments;3. Government whip (GW)- makes an issue-basedrebuttal of the opposition's case and summarizes thecase of the government.

The Members of the Opposition side are the following:

1. Leader of the Opposition(LO)- responds directly tothe case of the government by giving a direct clash, andadvances arguments. May challenge the motion if thedefinition is challengeable;2. Deputy Leader of the Opposition (DPL) - refutes thecase of the DPM, reestablishes the case of theopposition, and advances an argument;3. Opposition Whip (OW) - makes an issues-basedrebuttal of the government's and summarizes the case of the opposition.

Time of Speeches:

Each speaker is allocated seven minutes to deliver their constructive speeches. One speaker from each side (For the Government:PM/DPM, for Opposition:LO/DLO) isgiven four minutes to deliver a reply speech. Thespeakers will be speaking in the following order:

1. Prime Minister 2. Leader of the opposition3. Deputy Prime Minister 4. Deputy Leader of the Opposition5. Government Whip6. Opposition whip7. Opposition Reply

8. Government Reply

During the constructive speeches, Point of Information(POI) may be raised by the opposing side after the firstminute up to the sixth minute. POI may be refused or accepted by the speaker. During reply speeches, no POImay be raised.

Reply Speech:

Reply speech is a comparative analysis of the strengthand weaknesses of the case of both sides. The aim of the speech is to give a bias judgment as to why should

the people support the team's claim. The speech is firstdelivered by the opposition side and followed by thegovernment side that will close the debate.

Matter, Manner, Method:

 Asian Parliamentary Debate is assessed by an Adjudicator Panel composed of an odd number according to the following criteria:

1. Matter (40)- substance of the debate, the argumentsand evidence presented, and the logical reasoning andpresentation of said arguments.2. Manner (40)- the style of delivery, the persuasionskills, and the conduct of the debaters.3. Method (20)- the response to the dynamics of thedebate, and the observance of the rules of debate.

Overview of Asian Parliamentary Debate

Asian Parliamentary Debate is a debate format, simila

to American Parliamentary Debate, in which two teamsof three compete in each match

In Asian Parliamentary Style, there are 2 teams -Government and Opposition. Each team has 3 membersand each team gives 4 speeches. The format is a limitedpreparation format, meaning that the topic is announceddepending on the tournament, roughly 30 minutes beforethe debate.

The 3 members of the Government should defend themotion. The 3 members of the team, each of which givesa 7 minute speech, are:

1) Prime Minister 

2) Deputy Prime Minister 

3) Government Whip

One speaker from the Government team - either thePrime Minister or Deputy Prime Minister - is chargedwith giving a 4 minute reply speech that clarifies thedebate from the Government perspective withoubringing forth new arguments.

The 3 members of the Opposition team should negatethe motion and refute arguments brought forth by theGovernment. The 3 members of the team, each of whichgives a 7 minute speech, are:

1) Leader of Opposition

2) Deputy Leader of Opposition

3) Opposition Whip

Like the Government team, one speaker from theOpposition team - either the Leader of Opposition orDeputy Leader of Opposition - is charged with giving a 4minute reply speech that clarifies the debate from theOpposition perspective without bringing forth newarguments.

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In the 7 minute speeches, the opposing team can standup and ask for Points of Information (POI) after the firstminute and until the sixth minute. A POI should be abrief question or comment and not a long-windedmonologue or back and forth cross examination session.

 A complete list of Debatepedia articles related tothis topic can be found at  Category:AsianParliamentary Debate. 

Times and Order of Asian Parliamentary DebateSpeeches

Prime Minister - 7 minutes

Leader of Opposition - 7 minutes

Deputy Prime Minister - 7 minutes

Deputy Leader of Opposition - 7 minutes

Government Whip - 7 minutes

Opposition Whip - 7 minutes

Opposition Reply Speech - 4 minutes

Government Reply Speech - 4 minutes

Speaker Roles in Asian Parliamentary Debate

Government:

Prime Minister (PM) 

Define context and parameters of debate. For example, in an open motion like "This House WouldSupport Musicians", the debate could becontextualized into whether music should be acommodity for trade, or it should be available gratis(i.e. free music download and transfer)

Provide concise background or history leading to theissue

Give framework of government bench's case. I.e.mechanisms (if any), argumentation flow (what thegovernment's first argument is and what the Deputy

Prime Minister will talk about) Introduce 1st argument

Assert Government stand

Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) 

Rebut first argument from Leader of Opposition

Rebut rebuttals to PM's argument

Introduce 2nd and 3rd argument

Reassert Government stand and case

Government Whip 

Rebut Deputy Leader of Opposition, and Leader ofOpposition

Rebut rebuttals to DPM and PM arguments

Provide a deeper level of analysis for previousarguments and rebuttals

No new arguments, but new angles of argumentsshould be given

Brief summary of entire case of Government Reassert Government stand and case

Opposition:

Leader of Opposition 

Agree or disagree with context/ parameters odebate (any definitional challenges, accusations ofsquirreling, or unfair set up should be made from theLO speech and no later)

Rebut Prime Minister's argument

Give framework for Opposition case (if Opp agrees

to problem, then their case should provide solutionor at least effectively highlight how Governmentproposal will worsen the situation)

Introduce first Opposition argument

Assert Opposition stand

Deputy Leader of Opposition 

Rebut DPM and PM arguments

Rebut rebuttals to LO arguments

Introduce 1st and 2nd (if any) argument

Reassert Opposition stand and case

Opposition Whip

Rebut DPM and PM arguments

Rebut rebuttals to LO & DLO arguments

Provide a deeper level of analysis for previousarguments and rebuttals

No new arguments, but new angles of argumentsshould be given

Reassert Opposition stand and case

Reply Speech:

Can only be done by either 1st or 2nd speaker fromeach bench

Provide a biased 'oral adjudication' of why thedebate should go to own bench

Highlight issues you think your side won, carefullytiptoe around issues you think you lost

New examples to expand on discussed examples isusually allowed and makes the reply speech soundfresh as opposed to verbal regurgitation

Reassert stand