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Just yesterday, Debate Central was fortunate enough to be invited to guest lecture at the weekly practice of the Southlake area middle school public forum league! We had a great time discussing the February Public Forum topic, giving short practice speeches, and doing some group work. By request, our lecture notes are posted after the jump.

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Hi CXers! With the new year and the election over, you may be wondering what generic arguments are available to beat the rush of new cases written during the break! Have no fear! Our Debate Expert, Louie Petit, Assistance Director of Debate at the University of North Texas, has the antidote!

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Our topic analyses of the January/February Lincoln-Douglas topic, Resolved: Rehabilitation ought to be valued above retribution in the United States criminal justice system, can be found here and here! Continue reading →

The January topic analyses for the public forum resolution, “Resolved: On balance, the Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission harms the election process,” are available here and here! Continue reading →

This weekend, Lauren Sabino of Debate Central had the good fortune to be invited to give a lunch keynote address at an NCFCA home school debate tournament in Denton, Texas. The lecture topic, “U.S. Grand Strategy,” addressed approaches and arguments for debating the core guiding principles of U.S. foreign policy. Continue reading →

With the holiday season approaching, we at Debate Central are in the giving spirit! For holiday break, we commissioned a counterplan from our Debate Expert, Louie Petit, Assistant Director of Debate at the University of North Texas! You can download it after the jump:

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