Rather than examine at individual arguments, judges look at the overall impression each speaker makes in his or her speech. They look for confidence, wit, imagery, and erudition. This approach frustrates many, especially Americans, who claim British debate lacks substance or clash. The British retort that American debate is dry and boring, and misses the fundamental point of debate, that being to inspire, move, and make the language beautiful. No doubt, there is truth to both sides, and the ideal lies somewhere in the middle.
Canadian schools host numerous tournaments throughout the year, most of which welcome foreign teams.
Points of personal privilege and points of order are allowed as in Japan, but are very rarely used, even against new arguments in rebuttal. There are no points of information in Canadian debate. Casing is done in much the same way as in Japan. The government should link resolutions into clear cases. However, if the opposition wants to make a technical challenge to a case, they must do so in a point of order , right after the PM constructive.