How it works
These names for debate tournaments come five at a press, from Rebuttal Rumble to Lost Ballot Classic. All 100 are in the words of debate and speech, and none belongs to a league, a circuit or a school.
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What the four sets hold
Rebuttal and gavel puns is the first set in the menu: Cross-Ex Marks the Spot, Motion Sickness Open. Invitationals and round robins has Oak Lectern Invitational and Turncoat Classic. Scrimmages and practice rounds has No Ballot Scrimmage, and Funny, for a long judging day has Parents Can Judge Invitational.
Debate words in the names
Tabula rasa is Latin for blank slate: a judge who comes to the round with no fixed idea of what matters. In turncoat debating one speaker argues for the motion and then against it. In the parliamentary styles a reply speech answers the other side's points once each side has spoken.
Questions and answers
What are funny debate tournament names?
Judges Wanted Classic, Still Counting Ballots Open, Spreading Too Fast Open and Topicality at Breakfast Classic are in the last set, 24 names about late rounds, lost ballots and the hunt for one more judge.
What should we call a practice debate before the season?
Dry Run Debate Day, New Case Trial Run, Untested Case Scrimmage and First Flow of the Year Scrimmage are in Scrimmages and practice rounds, written for a day with no trophies.
What is a good name for a parliamentary debate tournament?
This House Believes Open, Opposition Bench Face-Off, Two Motions Parliamentary Open and Prime Minister's Bench Invitational use the words of the parliamentary styles: the house, the bench and the motion.
How do I pair the rounds once the tournament has a name?
The round robin generator lists who meets whom in each round, and the tournament bracket generator draws the elimination rounds. Event names without a debate word are on the tournament name generator.