[size=18pt]Nairaland Interschool Debate: Elimination Stage[/size]

Ladies and gentlemen, the educational aficionados, the cerebral analysts and pundits, respected Nairaland intelligentsia and commentariat, observers and watchers all well respected Nigerian students both in Nigeria and Abroad, it's our pleasure to welcome you to the First phase and the Elimination round of the First edition of the NAIRALAND INTERSCHOOL DEBATE between the gladiator of ONDO STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY


And that of UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA,NSUKKA



[size=28pt]OSUSTECH (supporting.) VS UNN (opposing.)[/size]



[size=18pt]Topic: It is sometimes right for the government to restrict freedom of speech.
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CHIEF COORDINATOR
Olawalebabs
Fynestboi
Richiez

COORDINATORS
(mr and miss)
BOAY
ALICIA KEYS
HONEYDEAR
ABU MIKEY
KESSY
MISCALLENOUS
ONWORDI
AGROVICK
WILL007


Cordinators Incharge:
[url=https://www.nairaland.com/abu%20mikey]Abu Mikey[/url] and Honeydear

Judges:
Jaybee
Caracta


Date:
Saturday 30th of November.


Time:
1pm-4pm No African time

Venue: Nairaland Education Section





For those who have not been following, you may go through the history here:
NAIRALAND UNDERGRADUATES
PLANNING THREAD

Kindly click on here for other fixtures of this elimination round.
fixtures

PROCEDURES

12:55 -- Debaters and judges take seats, register presence

1:00 -- Coordinators Boay and agrovick declare the debate open

1:00 - 1:20 -- Debaters post their arguements within 15 minutes, its advisable debaters use less than 750 words to make it easier for the judges to read, there is no harm in having more than 750 words but the arguements must not exceed 850 words

1:20 – 2:20pm - A debater takes on his opponent, attempts to puncture his opponent’s points. This a debater does by quoting, highlighting the area to puncture and countering it i.e regular way to reply on Nairaland. While this is going on the judges can take their time to go through the write ups by the debaters. And also Debaters respond to punctured areas in his earlier arguments. He may buttress further. At this time frame.

2:20 – 2:40pm – Judges post questions to debaters either based on what the debater has posted or just reasonable question within the theme. Judges should be specific as to who they are posting the questions to. E.g “Mr ...., could you expatiate what you meant by so so so? or ...., pls give examples of your claim that xxxx”. This is not compulsory. A judge that doesn’t have question to post to the debaters need not do so.

2:40 – 3:00pm – Debaters respond to questions raised by judges

3:00 – 03:20pm – 2 Questions will be entertained from the audience i.e viewers. This will be based on ‘fastest hand’. The coordinators will announce ‘audience, you may now ask your questions’. After the 2 questions have been posted, any other viewer-post will be hidden.
NOTE: -The judges and audience can throw their questions without quotations but the contestants should answer
with quotations and separated for each questions.

3:20 – 3:30 – Debaters respond to audience questions and concludes their arguments. Debaters who were not asked any questions can still conclude his/her arguments.

3:30 – 3:40 – Judges compile the scores and mail to coordinators: abu*****@gmail.com and,or osasmaureen@gmail.com


3:40 – 4: 00pm Coordinators announce results. Thread thrown open for regular Nairaland discussion.

JUDGING CRITERIA (5 marks each)
1. Presentation (opening, flow, closing,
response to judges questions,
audience questions and contestants
rebuttals)

2. Logic of arguments

3. Strength of facts, examples, cases.

4. Persuasiveness

5. Demonstration of knowledge and
understanding of the subject

RULES

1.) Two contestants representing their school in this Interschool Debate Elimination stage will have to confirm their availability for the debate a day before the debate proper. Failure to do so will result in the defaulter been disqualify and the opposing or supporting side that duely declare availabily will automatically be declare as the winner.

2.) The recommended font size is the default size (size 8.) and the colour is GREEN for the supporting side and BLUE for the opposing side. Please note that you are to use the designated colour all through the debate period.

3.) The essay should be min. 750 max. 1000 words .

4.) The use of SMS language and abbreviations are strictly forbidden.

5.) All materials used should be properly referenced at the end of the essay.

6.) All essays, responses and conclusion must be submitted within the stipulated time frame stated in the time schedule as posted by the coordinator

Please while the debate is going, only the debaters, judges, coordinators, Supermods(if need be) can post. It is only at the audience question window that a viewer can post on this thread. Pls let's comply, default attracts 3 hours ban(duration of the debate).

You can however comment simultaneously at thePlanning thread



Thank you.



Debate starts by 1:00pm on SATURDAY.

Come and witness the mother of all e-debates on the biggest section of the biggest online forum in Africa.

Till 30th November stay tune.

Registering my presence and wishing the debaters goodluck with the contest.

All the best debaters.

The debate is hereby declared open

Debaters you can now post your arguments

Unn second speaker kindly post your argument.

UNN second speaker please post your argument

unn secon speaker.

OSUSTECH your turn....kindly post your argument

Osustech you have just 10minutes to post your argument. Time is already far spent.

Time up for Osustech.

Judges and audience can now ask the debaters questions.

Osustech is hereby disqualify... Judges can now ask questions.

Debaters, pls respond to question(s) posted at you as soon as the question is visible.

Miss chynazom, In this jet age, terrorism and civil unrest have been orchestrated via social media, how do you want government apparatus to curb this ugly menace?

Debaters, pls respond to question(s) posted at you as soon as the question is visible.

@ chynazom
How do you propose to navigate around the issue of national security if governments were to allow 100% freedom of speech

My question to the UNN crew, we know that freedom of speech is a true democracy, but you also know that this can be abuse by the citizens? What your take on that

UNN KINDLY give response to the questions...

@omesbrit

Can you please expatiate how freedom of speech helps electorate make better choices

Can you also give me a specific example of how freedom of speech has inadvertently helped reduce corruption

@chynazom
How will you address the gross misuse of the liberty that Freedom of speech brings, with reference to how GEJ is constantly being ridiculed on social media and a forum like Nairaland?

The second debater can also do justice to this question.

Good Afternoon ladies and gentlemen,

Eye-opening essays there from both debaters!

My ignorance lies in the later part of the third paragraph of Chynazom's write-up. You seems to agree with the fact that the government has the right to limit the discussed right.

Granted, the government has the right to restrict this freedom but the ‘Declaration’ does not forget to remind us that a citizen shall be responsible for abuse of this freedom.

Later on, you vehemently argue that the government is not supposed in any way to restrict the freedom of speech. My question now is this, what is the essence of you having a cutlass as a man living in a bushy environment and your not able to use it to cut those weeds around you? I mean, does it mean that the right invested in the government to restrict the freedom of expression sometimes amount to a joke?

Remember, the topic says "It is sometimes right for the government to restrict freedom of speech"

Thanks.