Learn About Debate

As you are preparing for the 2011-2012 season, check out Debate Central's list of summer debate camps around the country.

Follow this link for more information on public forum debate.

The following PDFs are great resources for understanding Cross-Examination Debate. They are divided into categories; General Introductions Introduction to CX Debate by Debate Central Stock Issues by Debate Central Outline of CX Debate by Deb...

The following PDFs are great resources for understanding Lincoln-Douglas style debate.  Outline of an LD Debate by Debate Central Understanding the Value-Criterion by Debate Central Guide to Popular Philosophers by Debate Central Common LD V...

Judges have various backgrounds. Some have no experience at all, while others are former TOC champions. If you want to be successful, you need to be able to debate in front of all of them and cater to what they want to hear. Often, adapting to a judge ...

by David Weeks What is a card? A card is a paragraph or several paragraphs taken from a credible scholarly or journalistic source that proves a specific argument true. It is a word-for-word quotation, without adds (unless bracketed), deletes, paraphr...

NDCA Casebooks (includes Greenhill and Grapevine)

Obama's Speech to Students "Maybe you could be a mayor or a Senator or a Supreme Court Justice, but you might not know that until you join student government or the debate team." When It Comes to Sisters' Skills, There's No Debate Debate Champ...