Your opening motion: ‘Pineapple belongs on absolutely everything.’ Defend it like a champion. Go.
01:00
The Rounds
Motion 1 “Mondays are the best day of the week”
Motion 2 “Cats are wildly overrated”
Motion 3 “Everyone should be allowed a nap at work”
Motion 4 “Small talk is a noble art”
Motion 5 “Tea is better than coffee”
Take these motions one by one and win each: ‘Mondays are the best day of the week’, ‘Cats are wildly overrated’, ‘Everyone should be allowed a nap at work’, ‘Small talk is a noble art’, ‘Tea is better than coffee’. Knock down every objection.
03:00
Reach for these: “The evidence is clear…” · “Consider this…” · “You might think… but…”
Switch Sides
Pick a harmless everyday preference you actually hold — tea or coffee, beach or mountains, morning or night, books or films — and now argue passionately for the OPPOSITE. Convince me.
02:00
Your Motion
Invent your own gloriously silly, completely harmless motion, and defend it to the death. Keep it fun — nothing serious.
02:00
Closing Statement
Two minutes to the jury: your finest, most ridiculous closing argument.