This is like a teacher or a referee in a game. Their job is to listen to both sides in a debate and decide who made the better argument.

Think of the motion as the topic of the debate, like a question or a statement that the teams will either agree or disagree with. It's what the debate is all ab

This team agrees with the motion. If the topic is "School uniforms should be mandatory," the Affirmative team would say, "Yes, we think school uniforms are a go