Traditional

Traditional Division rules/expectations:

Traditional is NEDA’s unique pre-prepped policy debating competition!

Traditional is also a partnered debate event, with a predetermined topic voted on by the membership prior to each semester. Speeches in traditional tend to have preconstructed cases, however the utilization of arguments in round without sourced material are still allowed.

The debate is to be treated as a policy debate. This indicates that the affirmative should provide a plan text based on the topical parameters of the resolution.

Traditional Format:

  • First Affirmative Constructive (1A) – 8 minutes
    • Cross-examination (2N) – 3 minutes
  • First Negative Constructive (1N) – 8 minutes
    • Cross-examination (1A) – 3 minutes
  • Second Affirmative Constructive (2A) – 8 minutes
    • Cross-examination (1N) – 3 minutes
  • Second Negative Constructive (2N) – 8 minutes
    • Cross-examination (2N) – 3 minutes
  • Negative Rebuttal (1N) – 5 minutes
  • Affirmative Rebuttal (1A) – 5 minutes
  • Negative Rebuttal (2N) – 5 minutes
  • Affirmative Rebuttal (2A) – 5 minutes