Introduction to Parliamentary Debate

These are the Middle School Parliamentary Debate Rules that are used in N.Y., NJ, CT, CA and several other states.

[emirtuna]

Last time I went to shake my judge’s hand, the judge said no thanks lol

[mami_]

As a coach, I appreciate that you took the time to make these videos.

[yunusbey]

This debate looks a lot more civilized than the presidential debates LOL

[xecuamoisesx]

This youtube page is such a great resource.

[turkisboyturkcocugu]

When i did middle school debate my team always got the highest speaker scores, but we lost anyway

[kitapcufuk]

Your videos and website are super helpful! Thank you!

[acemihobici]

Im gonna be a debater in middle school next year this was super helpful

[minkanadadollariessalam]

Our rules are a little different but this video is really well made!

[erolmutercimler]

The person narrating has such a good voice

[YaParSNDoSTuM]

Thank you for taking the time to make these videos

[hknoyun]

I learned more from watching this video than from my debate coach

[KerimAlicii]

The second Opp speaker is my favorite.

[omerduman]

Ohh this was a really good explanation of heckling at 3:25

[fryktlos]

When I do a POI I stand up and put one hand on my head and point the other hand to the speaker

[fake]

What does it mean to “extend and amplify arguments”

[enesefe]

What do you do if you are the opp team and the prop team goes completely off-topic because this happens to me sometimes

[ferideturkan]

I have been debating for a while now and no one ever explained the rules to me this clearly

[FurkanUErgun]

When i debate we have points of information, points of order, and points of clarification

[azerbeycanveturkiyeyiayrgi]

I’m in High School and we have the same rules.

[muzikclub]

What do you do if you think you won but the judge votes for the other team