This year’s resolution
2012-2013: Transportation Infrastructure
Resolved: the United States federal government should substantially increase its transportation infrastructure investment in the United States.
2013-2014: Economic Engagement
Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its economic engagement toward Cuba, Mexico, or Venezuela.
Debate Central Resources
Infrastructure policy — introduction – 2012-2013
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Debate Traveler’s Guide
Casebook
This assembles the arguments read by hundreds of the nation’s best teams. This site is maintained by the generous work of volunteers at the National Debate Coaches Association (NDCA.) If you are looking for arguments run by college debate teams that list is maintained here by Aaron Hardy of Whitman College.
Paperless Debate
Hundreds of squads throughout the country now read their evidence off of their computers instead of printing. While challenging, this process saves thousands in travel and printing costs.
The first link is to PaperlessDebate.com, a website run by Aaron Hardy of Whitman College. The second links to Debate Synergy, a software suite designed by Alex Gulakov of the University of Texas-Austin.
**NOTE — Both links contain hyperlinks to evidence templates. For a basic description of why a paperless debate template is useful in preparing evidence efficiently, please see Naveen Ramachandrappa’s work here.
Debate Encyclopedia
If you’ve ever heard a debate term and wondered what it meant, look no further! This encyclopedia contains useful information compiled by expert debate coaches.
