How does the UCF Ethics Bowl “work”?
Teams will be paired against each other for the initial rounds of competition. No teams will know prior to the beginning of each round which cases they will be considering. One team is asked a question by the moderator and then has up to seven (7) minutes to present the team’s answer to that question. Then, the opposing team has up to five (5) minutes to critique or rebut the first team’s arguments. Then, the presenting team has three (3) minutes to reply to the rebuttal. The judges then have nine (9) minutes to ask questions of the presenting team. After this has taken place, the second team is then asked a question concerning a different case, the opposing team provides a critique, the second team provides a reply, and the judges ask a final set of questions. For more specific details, see the Procedures page.
