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    This document provides a rubric for evaluating speeches in a congressional debate setting. It includes six criteria for scoring speeches from 1 to 6 points: content and organization, evidence and language, argument and refutation, and delivery. For each criterion, it describes the characteristics of a mediocre (1 point), good (2-3 points), excellent (4-5 points), and superior (6 points) speech. Speakers have up to three minutes to present arguments, followed by questioning.

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    This document provides a rubric for evaluating speeches in a congressional debate setting. It includes six criteria for scoring speeches from 1 to 6 points: content and organization, evidence and language, argument and refutation, and delivery. For each criterion, it describes the characteristics of a mediocre (1 point), good (2-3 points), excellent (4-5 points), and superior (6 points) speech. Speakers have up to three minutes to present arguments, followed by questioning.

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    Congressional Debate Rubric: Speaking: Mediocre Good Excellent Superior

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    This document provides a rubric for evaluating speeches in a congressional debate setting. It includes six criteria for scoring speeches from 1 to 6 points: content and organization, evidence and language, argument and refutation, and delivery. For each criterion, it describes the characteristics of a mediocre (1 point), good (2-3 points), excellent (4-5 points), and superior (6 points) speech. Speakers have up to three minutes to present arguments, followed by questioning.

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    Congressional Debate Rubric: Speaking

    This table of evaluation standards may be used by any judge who would like assistance in determining scores for speeches. Each scorer
    independently (without collaborating) awards 1 to 6 points for each speech. Each speaker has up to three minutes to present arguments
    followed by a questioning period.
    1 2-3 4-5 6
    Mediocre Good Excellent Superior
    The speech lacked a While the speaker’s While a clear purpose is Content is clearly and
    Content: Organization, Evidence

    clear thesis and purpose is present, the apparent, organization may logically organized, and
    organizational speech lacks logical be somewhat loose (weak characterized by depth
    structure. Claims are organization and/or introduction/conclusion; no of thought and
    only asserted with developed ideas. Analysis transitions between points). development of ideas,
    generalizations and no of evidence, if present, Diction represents a grasp of supported by a variety of
    real evidence. fails to connect its language. Much evidence is credible quantitative
    Language use is unclear relevance to the speaker’s presented, but not in a (statistical) and
    or ineffective.  claims. Use of language is persuasive or effective qualitative (testimony)
    weak. manner; or the speaker evidence analyzed
    & Language 

    relies on one piece of effectively to draw


    evidence, but does so conclusions. Compelling
    effectively. language, a poignant
    introduction and
    conclusion and lucid
    transitions clearly
    establish the speaker’s
    purpose and frame the
    perspective of the issue’s
    significance.
    The speaker offers The speaker fails to either New ideas and response to The speaker contributes
    mostly unwarranted introduce new arguments previous arguments are to the spontaneity of
    assertions, which often (simply repeating previous offered, but in an unbalanced debate, effectively
    simply repeat/rehash arguments) or the speaker manner (too much refutation synthesizing response
    Argument &

    previous arguments.  fails to refute previous or too many new and refutation of
    Refutation  

    opposing arguments; in arguments). Questions are previous ideas with new


    other words, no real clash answered adequately.  arguments. If the speaker
    is present.  fields questions, he/she
    responds with
    confidence and clarity. 
    Little eye contact, Presentation is The presentation is strong, The speaker's vocal
    gestures and/or satisfactory, yet but contains a few mistakes, control and physical
    movement are present. unimpressively read including problems with poise are polished,
    Vocal presentation is (perhaps monotonously) pronunciation and deliberate, crisp and
    inarticulate due to soft from prepared notes, with enunciation. The speech may confident. Delivery
    volume or lack of errors in pronunciation be partially read with should be
    enunciation.  and/or minimal eye satisfactory fluency. Physical extemporaneous, with
    Delivery 

    contact. Awkward presence may be awkward at few errors in


    gestures/movement may times.  pronunciation. Eye
    be distracting.  contact is effective and
    consistent. 

    Congressional Debate Rubric

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