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Urban Debate Leagues: Learn to Debate
Wide, broad site offering a wealth of resources for beginning debaters. Includes links to videos (requiring RealPlayer). There is a link to the basics of argumentation as well.
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Debate Central: Learn About Debating
This web site has debate information on how to debate, how to judge, how to coach, how to be a better speaker and how to research.
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Debate Central: Understand Cross Examination Debate
This resource presents a list of PDF files about Cross Examination-style debates, also known as policy style debates.
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Manitoba Speech and Debate Assoc.: Debate Scoresheets
This site has several scoresheets for judging a debate. Includes a parliamentary debate scoresheet and cross-examination scoresheet.
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Manitoba Speech and Debate Association: Rules of Parliamentary Debate
The Manitoba Speech and Debate Association presents the Rules of Parliamentary Debate. Twenty rules provided.
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Manitoba Speech and Debate: What to Expect at a Msda Debating Tournament
Find out what happens at and how to run a debate tournament.
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Manitoba Speech and Debate Assoc.: Speakers' Scripts
Resource has the speaker and chairperson scripts needed for a debate. Includes a Senior Parliamentary Speakers Script, Junior Parliamentary Speakers Script, and a Cross-Examination Chairperson's Script.
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Introduction to the National Debate Tournament
This page provides a history of the National Debate Tournament since its establishment.
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Manitoba Speeach and Debate Association: Rules of Cross Examination Debate
The Rules of Cross-Examination Debate are listed and explained at this resource.
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Debate Central
This is a good starting point for debaters focusing on the National Forensic League's annual topic. Includes a wealth of links to resources, a student message center for debaters, and an Ask an Expert feature.
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Uil: Speech and Debate (Texas Only)
Section of the University Interscholastic League's home page dedicated to Speech and Debate information. Included is a wealth of information about participating in speech and debate tournaments and contests. Topics include general...
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Ela Guidebooks: Philosophical Chairs Debate
A discussion technique that engages students in a debate about texts.