World Schools Debate: Water is More Important than Oil

PHOTO: Participants pose

This debate took place at the Korea High School Debate Championship, August 2006. It was part of the judge training program that preceded the tournament. Judges had received World Schools Debating Championship training from chief adjudicator Bojana Skrt of Slovenia. After that they judged this debate and were evaluated based on their scores and reasons for decision.

The motion was: this house believes that water is more important than oil.

The participants were:
Government:
Alfred Snider, Professor, University of Vermont, USA
Jason Jarvis, Assistant Dean, Korea Development Institute Graduate School of Public Policy and Management
Omar Salahuddin, Professor, Multimedia University, Malaysia
Opposition:
Serena Turley, Debate Coach, California State University Fullerton, USA
Jake Meany, Debater, University of Vermont, USA
Irma Nazarah, Debater, International Islamic University, Malaysia

The chair was Loke Wing Fatt, Director, Society of Associated Intertertiary Debaters, Singapore

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