Public Forum: Advice for Debaters and Judges
Learn about approaching Public Forum Debate from some of the most respected teachers and accomplished coaches in the field, recorded at The Glenbrooks Tournament, November 2010.
Sept. PF Topic Analysis
Resolved: Allowing deep water offshore oil drilling is in the best interest of the United States.
Nationals Public Forum Topic Analysis
Resolved: Current trends in American political dialogue compromise meaningful democratic deliberation. The 2010 NFL Public Forum resolution is different from most other Public Forum resolutions in two significant ways: (1) The answer is driven almost entirely by how the rather ambiguous terms are defined/understood; (2) It’s largely a value question. In this brief essay, I [...]
Demonstration Debate of the First Public Forum Topic
From the NFL archives, this demonstration debate was distributed as part of an instructional video to introduce Public Forum (called “Controversy Debate” at the time). The first ever topic — in October/November 2002 — was inspired by the first anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks: “Resolved: Commercial airline pilots should be armed in the [...]
2006 Dallas Nationals
Oct 25, 2010 | Categories: Extemporaneous Speaking, Lincoln Douglas, National Final Rounds, Nationals Awards Ceremonies, Original Oratory, Policy Debate, Public Forum, Supplemental Events | Tags: 2006, commentary, dallas, expository, Extemporaneous Speaking, LD, oratory, pf, policy, public forum | 1 Comment »