Debate Rubric


Class Debate : The Great FYS Surveillance Debate


 

 

CATEGORY
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3
2
1
Respect for Other Team
All statements, body language, and responses were respectful and were in appropriate language.
Statements and responses were respectful and used appropriate language, but once or twice body language was not.
Most statements and responses were respectful and in appropriate language, but there was one sarcastic remark.
Statements, responses and/or body language were consistently not respectful.
Use of Facts/Statistics
Every major point was documented with a source and well supported with several relevant facts, statistics,  and/or examples.
Every major point was documented with a source and adequately supported with relevant facts, statistics and/or examples.
Every major point was supported with facts, statistics and/or examples, but the relevance and/or source documentation of some were questionable.
Not every major point was documented and/or supported.
Rebuttal
All counter-arguments were accurate, relevant and strong.
Most counter-arguments were accurate, relevant, and strong.
Most counter-arguments were accurate and relevant, but several were weak.
Counter-arguments were not accurate and/or relevant
Organization
All arguments were clearly tied to an idea (premise) and organized in a tight, logical fashion.
Most arguments were clearly tied to an idea (premise) and organized in a tight, logical fashion.
All arguments were clearly tied to an idea (premise) but the organization was sometimes not clear or logical.
Arguments were not clearly tied to an idea (premise).