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 Debate Central
- 20 Ways to Benefit More From Debate Tournaments by David Cheshier
- Improving at Debate Camp by Scott Phillips
- Learn to Debate Videos by Alfred Snier
- The Debate Bible by Jon Bruschke
- The Real Policy Debate Dilemma by Darren Smith
- Building a Team Oriented Approach to Success by Stefan Bauschard
Speaking and flowing
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Flowing Tips by Debate Central
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Speaking Tips by Debate Central
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Guide to Speaking by Alfred Snider
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Debating Faster Teams by David Cheshier
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Drills To Improve Your Debate Speaking by David Cheshier
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25 Tips for Taking a Better Flow Sheet by David Cheshier
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How to Cut Prep Time Use by David Cheshier
Research
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Improving Your Research Skills by David Cheshier
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Debate Research on the World Wide Web by Stefan Bauschard
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Using Internet Research in Competitive Debate by Jackie Massey
Topicality and Theory
- Topicality by Debate Central
- Multiple Conditional Advocacies & Advocating Perumutations by Jarrod Atchison
- Certainty and Plan-Contingent Counterplans by Casey Harrigan
- Debating About Agent Specification by David Cheshier
- Extending Topicality Arguments by David Cheshier
- Debate Theory Ossification by Philip Kerpen
- The Decline of Affirmative Plan Construction: A Source of Concern in Contemporary Debate by Kenneth Grodd
Counterplans
- Counterplans by Debate Central
- Counterplan Permutations: The Basics by David Cheshier
- Is the Consultant Counterplan Legitimate by David Cheshier
Politics Disadvantages
- Politics, Politics, Politics by David Cheshier
- Intrinsicness by Brett Bricker
Case Arguments
- Inherency, Strategy, and Academic Debate by Benjamin Bates
- Making the Case: Tips for Affirmative Case Construction by Jonathan Walton
- Practical Refutation and an Effective First Affirmative Rebuttal by Lisa Seeland
Critiques/Kritiks
- Defending Pragmatics as an Alternative to Certain Critiques by David Cheshier
- Performance Debates: How to Defend Yourself by Jenny Heidt
- Post Modernism and the Practice of Debate by Roy Schwartzman
- Beyond an Expansion of Privilege: New Urban Voices and Community Advocacy by Larry Moss
- Response to a Kritik by Janice Caldwell
- Post Modern Critiques as Strategems in Policy Debate Discourse by David Glass
- Is It More Important to Protect Rights or Avert War? by David Cheshier