Portal:Asian Parliamentary Debate

Asian Parliamentary Debate is a debate format, similar to American Parliamentary Debate, in which two teams of three compete in each match.

Below is a list of featured Asian Parliamentary Topics. A complete list of Asian Parliamentary topics can be found at Category:Asian Parliamentary Debate Topics.

• THW allow abortion on the ground of permanent physical deformity
• THW recognize the choice of identity for those who have undergone sexual reassignment surgery
• Should the international ban on the hunting of whales be lifted?
• The ethics of Japanese visits to Yasukuni
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In Asian Style, there are 2 teams - Government and Opposition. Each team has 3 members and each team gives 4 speeches. The format is a limited preparation format, meaning that the topic is announced, depending on the tournament, roughly 30 minutes before the debate.

The 3 members of the Government should defend the motion. The 3 members of the team, each of which gives a 7 minute speech, are:

• 1) Prime Minister
• 2) Deputy Prime Minister
• 3) Government Whip

One speaker from the Government team - either the Prime Minister or Deputy Prime Minister - is charged with giving a 4 minute reply speech that clarifies the debate from the Government perspective without bringing forth new arguments.

The 3 members of the Opposition team should negate the motion and refute arguments brought forth by the Government. The 3 members of the team, each of which gives a 7 minute speech, are:

• 1) Leader of Opposition
• 2) Deputy Leader of Opposition
• 3) Opposition Whip

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

In the 7 minute speeches, the opposing team can stand up and ask for Points of Information (POI) after the first minute and until the sixth minute. A POI should be a brief question or comment and not a long-winded monologue or back and forth cross examination session.

A complete list of Debatepedia articles related to this topic can be found at Category:Asian Parliamentary Debate.

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• All-Asian Intervarsity Debating Championships

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