Table 1. General timeline for the court...

Table 1.

General timeline for the court of theories exercise

	General timeline
	Minutes	Event
Introduction	5	Instructions
	25	Preparation of cases
Semi-final	5	Case 1 – Presentation
	5	Case 2 – Presentation
	1	Case 1 – Rebuttal Preparation
	2	Case 1 – Rebuttal
	1	Case 2 – Rebuttal Preparation
	2	Case 2 – Rebuttal
	1/2	Case 1 – Closing Argument
	1/2	Case 2 – Closing Argument
Semi-final	5	Case 3 – Presentation
	5	Case 4 – Presentation
	1	Case 3 – Rebuttal Preparation
	2	Case 3 – Rebuttal
	1	Case 4 – Rebuttal Preparation
	2	Case 4 – Rebuttal
	1/2	Case 3 – Closing Argument
	1/2	Case 4 – Closing Argument
Final	3	Final round preparation
	2	Round 1 Winner
	2	Round 2 Winner
	1	Round 1 Winner – Rebuttal
	1	Round 2 Winner – Rebuttal
	1/2	Round 1 Winner – Closing Argument
	1/2	Round 2 Winner – Closing Argument
Conclusion	4	Overview

	General timeline
	Minutes	Event
Introduction	5	Instructions
	25	Preparation of cases
Semi-final	5	Case 1 – Presentation
	5	Case 2 – Presentation
	1	Case 1 – Rebuttal Preparation
	2	Case 1 – Rebuttal
	1	Case 2 – Rebuttal Preparation
	2	Case 2 – Rebuttal
	1/2	Case 1 – Closing Argument
	1/2	Case 2 – Closing Argument
Semi-final	5	Case 3 – Presentation
	5	Case 4 – Presentation
	1	Case 3 – Rebuttal Preparation
	2	Case 3 – Rebuttal
	1	Case 4 – Rebuttal Preparation
	2	Case 4 – Rebuttal
	1/2	Case 3 – Closing Argument
	1/2	Case 4 – Closing Argument
Final	3	Final round preparation
	2	Round 1 Winner
	2	Round 2 Winner
	1	Round 1 Winner – Rebuttal
	1	Round 2 Winner – Rebuttal
	1/2	Round 1 Winner – Closing Argument
	1/2	Round 2 Winner – Closing Argument
Conclusion	4	Overview

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