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Order of speakers for teams in debates
Actors' Speech Description Time
First Affirmative Constructive Seven minutes

Cross-Examination by a Negative speaker

Three minutes
First Negative Constructive Seven minutes

Cross-Examination by an Affirmative speaker

Three minutes
Second Affirmative Constructive Seven minutes

Cross-Examination by another Negative speaker

Three minutes
Second Negative Constructive Seven minutes

Cross-Examination by another Affirmative speaker

Three minutes
Rebuttals  
First Negative Rebuttal Four minutes
First Affirmative Rebuttal Four minutes
Second Negative Rebuttal Four minutes
Second Affirmative Rebuttal Four minutes
Total elapsed time fifty six minutes

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