Prepared on 22 November 2020
美式议会制辩论赛规则
PART I
THE FORMAT OF DEBATE
辩论形式
1. A debate shall be adjudicated by a panel comprising an odd number of adjudicators, usually 3. One of the shall be designated as Chairperson by the organizers, and will function as Speaker. It’s compulsory for the tutor of each team to act as adjudicator in the Competition.
每场比赛评委人数为奇数，通常是3个人，其中一位评委担任“评委主席”做口头评判。每个参赛队的指导老师在比赛过程中必须义务担当评委。
2. A debate shall be timed by a timekeeper.
每场比赛都须安排人员计时。
3. Each team will compri the following members.
参赛队伍由下列成员组成：
GOVERNMENT
a) Prime Minister.
b) Member of the Government.
正方
1）一辩
2）二辩
OPPOSITION
a) Leader of the Opposition.
b) Member of the Opposition.
反方
1）一辩
2）二辩
4. Debaters (or members) will speak in the following order:
i) Prime Minister. (7 minutes)
ii) Leader of Opposition. (8 minutes)
iii) Member of the Government. (8 minutes)
iv) Member of the Opposition. (8 minutes)
v) Leader of Opposition Rebuttal (4 minutes)
vi) Prime Minister Rebuttal (5 minutes)
辩手按照以下顺序发言：
1）正方一辩（7分钟）
2）反方一辩（8分钟）
3）正方二辩（8分钟）
4）反方二辩（8分钟）
5）反方一辩总结（4分钟）
6）正方一辩总结（5分钟）
5. Point of Information（POI）
POIs are comments made by members directed at the speech of the member holding the floor; POI should be brief, pertinent and preferably witty. Points of order and points of personal privilege are prohibited.
POI指在对方发言时，针对发言者正在申述的论点提出的本方观点。POI要简短，切题，机智。严禁针对比赛规则和个人提出问题。
A ‘Point of Information’ must be indicated by a member of an opposing team rising from his/her at and extending one hand towards the member holding the floor. A member offering a Point of Information may draw attention to the offer by saying “on that point Sir/Madam,” or similar.
提出POI时要从座位上起立，将一只手指向发言的人。提问者可以用类似on that point Sir/Madam的话引起发言者的注意。
A member holding the floor must respond to an opposing member, or members offering Points of Information, in one of the following ways:
发言者可采取以下方式回应对方提出的POI：
A clear gesture or hand signal rejecting the offer
用清晰的手势拒绝对方
A verbal rejection of the offer
语言拒绝
A verbal acceptance of the offer
接受提问
If a Point of Information is accepted, the point should be phrad as clarification, or comment, and made in two ntences (or less) within 15 conds.
如果提出POI的要求被发言者接受，那么POI的陈述要以澄清事实或提出评论为形式，用一两句话在15秒内表达出来。
If a Point of Information is accepted, the speaker accepting it must frame an answer or respon to it within the context of his/her speech.
辩手如果接受POI，那么就应围绕自己的发言回答问题。
Points of Information may be offered during the first four constructive speeches, after the first single knock of the gavel and up to the cond single knock of the gavel. Points of Information may not be offered during the first and last minutes of constructive speeches. Points of Information may not be offered during final two rebuttal speeches.
