CURRENT DEBATE RESOLUTIONS
Jan/Feb 2007
Lincoln-Douglas Topic:
RESOLVED: The actions of corporations ought to be held to the
same moral standards as the actions of individuals.
Nov/Dec 2006
Lincoln-Douglas Topic:
Resolved: A victim's
deliberate use of deadly force is a just response to repeated
domestic violence.
January 2007 Public
Forum Topic:
RESOLVED: That lobbyists negatively
influence the legislative process in the United States..
December 2006 Public
Forum Topic:
Resolved: Colleges and Universities in
the United States should end their early admission programs.
2006-2007 Policy Debate Topic
Resolved:
The United States federal government should establish a policy
substantially increasing the number of persons serving in one or
more of the following national service programs: AmeriCorps,
Citizen Corps, Senior Corps, Peace Corps, Learn and Serve America,
Armed Forces.
SDFCA Novice Policy Topic Limits:
1. Institute a Military Draft
2. Peace Corps--Africa (not
country specific)
3. Adopt Kerry's Compact with the Next
Generation
4. Learn and Serve America in K-12 Schools
Lincoln-Douglas Debate Information
Mount Marty College's Debate & Interp Camp!
CAH's take on Criteria in Lincoln-Douglas debate
Learn about LD in Marko Djuranovic's handbook (.pdf format -- Adobe Acrobat required)
Possible LD topics for 2006 and 2007.
Great gobs of arguments: sample
debate resolutions
(and more resolutions)
Do some serious research:
South
Dakota State Library
Various LD research links
Mort
Künstler, Lincoln-Douglas Debate, 1987
Oil on
canvas, 30 x 30 in. (76.2 x 76.2 cm)
Everything Public Forum! Learn about the new public forum debate division (formerly known as Ted Turner Debate.)
http://www.debate-central.org (policy only)
Tournament
Tab Sheets!
(Microsoft Excel Spreadsheets)
When you download the spreadsheets, the system will ask you for a password. Simply hit Enter each time the computer asks, and you will be able to access the files.
Fall Interp Tab
Sheets
(from DSU 2003 contest -- just
erase the names and scores and you're ready to go!)
CFC1
Results
(December 10, 2005, Montrose
Contest)
including running sweeps totals!
Results Archive
Standard CFC Schedule (HTML)
South Dakota Northern District NFL 2006 National Tournament Qualifiers
Get team reports and other information from the National Forensic League
Susannah Meadows, "Cut, Thrust, and Christ: Why Evangelicals Are Mastering the Art of College Debate," Newsweek, 2006.02.06