What is parliamentary debate? How is it different from policy debate?
Parliamentary debate focuses on the ability of its participants to quickly think and effectively communicate a logical argument in response to whatever case is presented for that round. Topics for debate vary with each round; depending on the specific role assigned to each team, one team must always present a new argument for which the other team must be aptly able to respond. In this way, parliamentary debate differs from policy debate, in that each round of debate centers on a completely new topic and analysis stemming from one’s general breadth of knowledge, rather than specific quotes or statistics.
