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Novice Center

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Theory

Discuss the concepts behind the activity and the arguments...

Culture

Discuss the bizarre society that is debate, and its implications for our pithy lives...

Other Forms of Debate

Discuss any other form of debate. LD, PF, Congress, Parli, etc.

Virtual Debates and Online Videos

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Workshops, Institutes, and Camps

Where will you study debate this summer?

Infrastructure

Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its transportation infrastructure investment in the United States.

Latin America

Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its economic engagement toward Cuba, Mexico, or Venezuela.

Topic Archive

Read-only archive of previous topics

1. Space Exploration
2. Military Deployment
3. Poverty
4. Alternative Energy
5. Africa
6. National Service
7. Civil Liberties
8. United Nations

Disadvantages and Counterplans

Discuss direct consequences and indirect (opportunity) costs of various plans.

Critiques

Most attempts to define fall short. Discuss arguments that fall outside of traditional debate taxonomy and learn the theory behind them.

Topicality and Procedurals

What does the resolution mean? What other procedural issues are important?

Evazon

Request arguments from our authors, give feedback on the Evazon, and discuss the arguments for sale.

1. The Thursday File

Evidence Trading

Swap your evidence with debaters from around the country.

Current Events

Discuss national and world events.

Thoughts and Ideas

This is the catch-all forum for real discussion. It has a high-brow name to discourage mindless posts, which should be taken to Misc.

Non-Debate Debates

Get in a good brawl with your intellectual equals (lord knows you won't find them at school!)...

Complain

The new and improved complain forum.

Arts (Tech Sub-Forum)

Talk about Movies, Music, Books, Writing - etc. Anything Media Driven or Artistic goes here. (See Inside for Tech Forum)

1. Tech Forum

Sports

Talk about different sports, events, players etc.

Miscellaneous

Almost anything goes here.

National Circuit

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1. NC Tourney Invites and Results

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1. NE Tourney Invites and Results

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1. MA Tourney Invites and Results

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1. S Tourney Invites and Results

Kansas

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1. KS Tourney Invites and Results

Missouri

Discuss Missouri, a region unto itself.

1. MO Tourney Invites and Results

Texas

It's like a whole other country.

1. TX Tourney Invites and Results

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College

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Judging

Those of you judging, please discuss your issues and philosophies here...

Coaching

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