Rules for tools: how to be come the master debater

Rules for Tools: How to become the master debater.

1- Bonus points will be awarded to debaters for wearing costumes. These costumes must reflect your respective side, ie: affirmative side should wear something that embodies good, such as a superhero and the negative side should wear the opposite.
2- Debaters should be very stern, clear and concise about their arguments, they should stand while presenting arguments or rebuttals.
3- Points will be deducted from your group if you do not have a successful rebuttal.
4- Offensive language is not permitted at any extent towards the judges but is encouraged to a certain degree towards the opposing side.
5- Points will be awarded for using and identifying the other teams logical fallacies and rhetorical devices, but points will also be deducted if the accusation is false. If assonance or alliteration is present in your argument and it is three or more words, bonus marks will be awarded.
6- Bonus points will be awarded for rhyming in your argument.
7- You can only speak if you are holding a cup of water. You must pass it to other group members if they wish to talk (this will be exempt in the free for all).
8- Instead of referring to Hamlet as Hamlet, you must call him Paul. Points will be lost if the name Hamlet is mentioned.
9- Groups should end their arguments with Onomatopoeia.
10- “That’s what she said” jokes in rebuttals will end up in additional bonus points where appropriate.
11- Insults from Shakespearian times will result in additional bonus points.



Each group will start with 25 points, which will be added or subtracted upon through the debate.