Learn About Debate

2008 Summer Debate Camps

As you are preparing for the 2008-2009 debate season, Debate Central provides the following list of debate camps around the country.

Tournament Calendar

Click to view a list of tournaments for the 2007-2008 season!

Round Reports

Follow the link to view reports of CX and LD rounds from high school debate tournaments around the country. Recently we added a report from the Comet Challenge (UT-Dallas).

Debate Central CX Workshop

If you could not attend one of our free workshops you can still listen to topic lectures by Chris Burk and Scott Herndon, debate coaches at UT-Dallas.

Tournament Casebooks

Follow the link to view casebooks from St Marks and Greenhill.

Debate in the News

Follow this link to view newspaper articles discussing high school and college debate.

Debate Expert: Chris Burk

This fall Debate Central will partner with Chris Burk, Director of Debate at the University of Texas at Dallas to provide you with evidence on the Africa topic!

Understand Cross-Examination Debate

The following PDFs are great resources for understanding Cross-Examination Debate.

Understand Lincoln-Douglas Debate

The following PDFs are great resources for understanding Lincoln-Douglas style debate.

Important Terms in Lincoln-Douglas Debate

Understanding debate terminology is essential to excelling in the round. These terms are not limited to debate. They are applicable more broadly to assessing ideas and arguments.