In all forms of policy debate, the order of speeches is as follows: 1. AFF constructive 1 (1AC) a. Cross-examination (by NEG speaker 2) 2. NEG constructive...

Policy debate is an American form of debate competition in which teams of two usually advocate for and against a resolution that typically calls for policy...

glossary of policy debate terms. In policy debate (also called cross-examination debate in some circuits, namely the University Interscholastic League of Texas)...

resolution issue in policy debate which pertains to whether or not the plan affirms the resolution as worded. To contest the topicality of the affirmative...

In policy debate, Lincoln-Douglas debate, and public forum debate, the flow (flowing in verb form) is the name given to a specialized form of shorthand...

social sciences there is a standing debate over the primacy of structure or agency in shaping human behaviour. Structure is the recurrent patterned arrangements...

examples of the policy rather than policy implementation that have to meet stock issue burdens. The difference between this type of policy debate, "pure"...

Paper on Ageing, intended to generate such a debate on "policies to address the challenges and opportunities of ageing" in upcoming years. Pope Francis has...

In a policy debate competition, evidence (sometimes referred to as "cards") consists mainly of two parts. The citation contains all relevant reference...

The National Debate Tournament is one of the national championships for collegiate policy debate in the United States. The tournament is sponsored by...

In policy debate, a disadvantage (here abbreviated as DA) is an argument that a team brings up against a policy action that is being considered. A disadvantage...

competition genre known as policy debate, a widely accepted doctrine or "debate theory" divides the argument elements of supporting the resolution affirmative...

counterplan is a component of debate theory commonly expounded in the activity of parliamentary and policy debate. While some schools of debate theory require the...

teacher and theorist of intercollegiate policy debate in the United States during the 1960s through the 1980s. James Unger, a native of Cleveland, Ohio, was...

There are several venues of competition for policy debate in the United States. Most high school debaters debate in local tournaments in their city, state...

In policy and public forum debates, impact calculus, also known as weighing impacts, is a type of argumentation which seeks to compare the impacts presented...

full-fledged debating societies, teams, and clubs.: 91–93  By the 1890s, literary societies had created standardized structures for debate rounds consisting of prepared...

University of Louisville's policy debate team (the University of Louisville Debate Society or ULDS) to increase meaningful minority participation in debate, which...

Inter-collegiate policy debate is a form of speech competition involving two teams of two debaters from different colleges or universities based on a resolution...

in the Baltimore, Maryland area. The main focus of the organization is to teach students policy debate. Currently the league serves approximately 51 schools...

speech and debate tournaments. Tournament of Champions currently holds competition in Policy debate, Lincoln–Douglas debate, Public Forum debate, Congressional...

Lincoln–Douglas debate (commonly abbreviated as LD Debate, or simply LD) is a type of one-on-one competitive debate practiced mainly in the United States...

Kialo is an online structured debate platform with argument maps in the form of debate trees. It is a collaborative reasoning tool for thoughtful discussion...

documentary film concerning the world of high school policy debate. The film was written and directed by Greg Whiteley of New York Doll fame. The film captured...

An urban debate league (UDL) is a group of high school policy debate teams from urban high schools in the United States. UDLs are generally located in...

States, public forum is one of the most prominent American debate events, alongside policy debate and Lincoln–Douglas debate; it is also practiced in China...

structure of an advantage exists. The following are two of the most common structures: Method 1 This method is more popular and widely used in Policy...

education; protection of American citizens abroad; and expulsion". U.S. foreign policy and foreign aid have been the subject of much debate and criticism, both...

the status quo refers to the current state of social structure or values. With regard to policy debate, it means how conditions are contrasted with...

The Miliband–Poulantzas debate was a debate between Marxist theorists Ralph Miliband and Nicos Poulantzas concerning the nature of the state in capitalist...