Unless you are competing or debating with someone else, most evaluators are

using Criterion-based evaluation.

Explanation:

Criterion-based tests and assessments are designed to evaluate a student performance against a predetermined criteria or learning standards. For example, the curriculum taught in a course, academic program, or content area. However, when debating or competing students are evaluated acording to their permormance against another students.

competition i thin

it depends on which society you are referring to. many civilization performed rituals so the gods would with their growing season but the most well known is that of the aztecs. they would make sacrifices, usually animals, but sometimes humans as well.