Parli confusion

[PA_Extemper]

Im not familiar with a lot about parli, and only 1 tournament we go to even has it (Meyers MLK). Its taken as a joke there....the topic this year is something like "patriotism is the last resort for a scoundrel" and last year: "a woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle." I understand calling your opponent a lesbian would be funny to watch, and was, last year, but is real Parli (as its abbreviated around here) funny or serious?

[CWalker]

It can really run teh whole spectrum. I have never seen high school parli, but now that I am here at college I get a fair amount of exposure. I have seen cases that range from India's war strategy with Pakistan to the classic chicken and the egg question. As far as I have seen the seriousness depends mostly on who is in the round. But like I said I have no experience with high school parli.

-Chris

[CWalker]

Sorry accidently double posted :)

[James Tsuei]

High school parli also runs the gamut. I've debated cases about the value of cancer mortality disclosure committed by doctors, and I've debated whether "skill" is better than "aspiration". I've seen some stupid rounds, as well.

[HSTDeb8erGrl]

Im not familiar with a lot about parli, and only 1 tournament we go to even has it (Meyers MLK). Its taken as a joke there....the topic this year is something like "patriotism is the last resort for a scoundrel" and last year: "a woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle." I understand calling your opponent a lesbian would be funny to watch, and was, last year, but is real Parli (as its abbreviated around here) funny or serious?

Are you going? I am. My coach wants me to do parli and I have no idea how. What did you do for your cases?

[tarvis79]

Cases really depend on the resolution. It sounds like you're getting the topics well in advance, which is very different than the parli I do (15 minutes prep, weeeeee!).

[goburfyourself]

In oregon we do something alot like parli (Public Debate). We get the topic and then have 15 minutes of prep. No scources are aloud accept common knowlege and anything from a dictionary. We can get strait out topics like "The FDA is in need of massive reform" or topics that are to be decifered and defined by the aff like "This house would go green" This was taken many different ways, everything from oregon leagalizing medical weed dispenseries to the green party winning an election.
As for taking it seriously or not, lots of people do. However, me and my partner do not. We like to provide abusive definitions such as defining U.S. as the Ukrainian State. That was a good one. Also we were once debating the resolution: Tipping ought to be abolshed. Tipping was defined as cow tipping. That was a good one. Well thats about all.

[asseverate]

It seems like most university parli in the states (and Canada where I do it) has had a tendency to get more and more serious over the past few years. A lot less cases being run along the lines of "You're Luke Skywalker, Stay on Dagobah and complete your training" and a lot more "The New Iraqi government ought to be financially recompensing American soldiers abused by the Baathists."

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