EUROPEAN SQUARE

DEBATE
By: Shana Alexandra Perez
 FORM

 Competitive Debate: teams compete against each other

and are judged the winner by a list of criteria that is
usually based around the concepts of "content, style and
strategy.
What is Square Debate?
 Square Debate
The Square Debate focuses on discussing salient European themes
Ex :Higher education reform, European defense or the energy
sustainability
It aims to highlight any specific convergence or divergence of French
& British views with regards to other European countries.
It is undertaken in cooperation with student debating associations. The
participants are asked to take the standpoint of either France, the United
Kingdom and Germany, plus another European nation according to the
topic. The winning team is eligible for a Prize.
 BASIC RULES:

 4 Teams representing 4 Nations

ex: France, United Kingdom, Germany and Russia
 Each team is composed of two speakers:
Prime Minister
Foreign Secretary
 They will be judged by a jury composed of experts.
 SPEAKING ORDER:

  First speaker from France (5  First speaker of Germany (5

minutes) minutes)
 Second speaker of France (5  Second speaker of Germany (5
minutes)
minutes)

 First speaker of the United

Kingdom
 First speaker of Russia (5
minutes)
(5 minutes)
 Second speaker of Russia(5
 Second speaker of the United
Kingdom minutes)
(5 minutes)
Game Time!!!
 It is the taking of a person into custody
so that he may be bound to answer for
the commission of an offense

A. Amnesty
B. Bail
C. Arrest
D. Pardon
Answer:

Arrest
 What is regarded by the State as a
"primary social economic force?"
A. education
B. trade
C. labor
D. commerce
 Answer:

Under State Policies, the State "affirms labor as a

primary social economic force.“
(Article II, Section 18)
 Points of Information

 Point of Information are short questions aimed to

destabilize the speaker or make him clarify a certain point
of his speech. A speaker may or may not accept the
question, but is obliged to accept at least one during his or
her speech.

 The 1st and the last minutes are protected time: NO Points
of Information may be asked!
CRITERIA :

ARGUMENTS:
 Speech coherence
 Team work
 Strategy
 CRITERIA :

Presentation
 Speech structure
 Use of rhetorical devices
 Humor
 Use of relevant examples
 CRITERIA :

Overall performance
 eye contact
 body language
 charisma
 According to Article III, Section 15 of the Constitution,
the writ of habeas corpus may be suspended in times
of rebellion or what?

A. martial law
B. invasion
C. terrorism
D. war
 Answer:

INVASION

The Constitution clearly states that "the writ of habeas corpus

shall not be suspended except in cases of invasion or
rebellion."
Which of the following taxes are religious,
educational, charitable institutions exempt?

A. Income tax
B. Customs duties
C. Property tax
D. All of the above
 Answer:

PROPERTY TAX

Answer: C Religious, educational, and charitable

institutions are exempt from property tax only.
Video
 REFERENCE:

 Square Debate Retrieved from

https://www.fb-connections.org/debating/square-debate/
THANK YOU!
 QUIZ
1. European Square Debate is under what form of Debate?
A. Debating for decision-making
B. Competitive debating
2-3.Give at least 2 European Debate Square Themes.
4-5.What are the roles of the two speakers in each team?
6-8.Give at least 3 Major European Nations.
9. Each debater speaks for 7 minutes. TRUE OR FALSE
10. The 1st and the last minutes are protected time: no Points of
Information may be asked. TRUE OR FALSE
 Answer Key

1. B
2. Higher education reform
3. European defense or the energy sustainability
4. Prime Minister
5. Foreign Secretary
6. France,
7. United Kingdom
8. Germany
9. FALSE
10. TRUE