Exchange Debate Contest (Should Japan legalize gestational surrogacy?)

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Exchange Debate Contest (Should Japan legalize gestational surrogacy?)

Exchange Debate Contest

University and high school teams will demonstrate their argumentation skills and research results in this annual exchange debate contest cosponsored by Kyushu University Faculty of Languages & Cultures, and the JDA (Japan Debate Association) Kyushu Chapter. The topic for debate is adopted from the high school national topic in Japan this year (http://henda.global/).
*****As is customary in competitive debating, debaters’ arguments are not necessarily of their own opinion but they are representing the assigned side of the resolution in each round.*****

Date&Time:2023.07.15 [Sat] 10:30 – 15:40
Venue：Ito Campus
Venue name：Center Zone Building 2
Seating capacity：No
Participation fee：Free of charge

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Event Details

DEBATING SKILLS EMPOWER STUDENTS IN THE GLOBALIZED WORLD:
Debate is a communication process of making a better decision. Its nature is not conflict but cooperation among participants to find a best possible solution and defend it through sound arguments and criticism. Such a process is broadly conceived as Argumentation (a process of inquiry and advocacy). Academic debate (or educational debate) is an effective method of learning argumentation skills. Debate training includes analyzing a controversy, finding a solution, delivering it to the audience, and responding to criticism.

TOPIC:
Resolved: That the Japanese government should legalize gestational surrogacy.
(HEnDA 2023 http://henda.global/seminar/?article_id=2628&category_id=46)

PARTICIPAITING SCHOOLS:
Kyushu University (4 teams), Seinan Gakuin University (1 team), Kasumigaoka High School (4 teams), Kurume High School (3 teams)

ORGANIZER:
Tournament Director. Hirofumi Kamada (Fukuoka Debating Society)
Committee: Kota Jodoi (Kagoshima University), Shiina Nakagawa (Kyushu University), Sora Nishimura (Kyushu University), Ryo Takase (Kyushu University)

JUDGES:
Narahiko INOUE (Kyushu University), Shaun O’Dwyer (Kyushu University), Aaron Hahn (Kyushu University), Catherine Matsuo (Fukuoka University), Robert Bates (Fukuoka Jo Gakuin High School), Yoshiko Asami (Oita University), Tomek Ziemba (National Institute of Technology, Oita College), Fujio Shirasawa (Kyushu Gakuin High School), Yasuko Matsuda (Kurume High School), Duncan Wotley (University of Kitakyushu)

PROGRAM:
10:30 – 10:50 Opening (Room 2308)
11:00 – 12:00 Round 1
12:05 – 13:05 Round 2
13:05 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:20 Finals (2308)
15:20 – 15:40 Closing (2308)

Format of Debate
1. Affirmative Constructive Speech (5 min.)
2. Negative Cross-Examination (3min.)
3. Negative Constructive Speech (5 min.)
4. Affirmative Cross-Examination (3min.)
5. Negative Rebuttal Speech (3 min.)
6. Affirmative Rebuttal Speech (3 min.)
7. Negative Summary Speech (3 min.)
8. Affirmative Summary Speech (3 min.)