The Public Forum (PF) Debate Format | Introduction - Debatedrills
101: Introduction to PF. What is Public Forum? How to Win a PF Debate Round. How to Judge a PF Debate Round. How to Prepare for a PF Tournament. Speech Types & Lengths in PF. The Case: Constructive. Crossfires. The Rebuttal Speech. The Summary Speech. The Final Focus. 102: Beyond the Basics. Constructing a Case. Mastering the Constructives ...
Introduction to Public Forum (PF) Debate - Debatedrills
Public Forum, or PF, is a popular debate format that students all around the world compete in. PF is a relatively new debate format that emphasizes persuasive speaking and substantive argumentation. In Public Forum, there are two sides: pro and con.
How to Prepare for Public Forum (PF) Debates - Debatedrills
101: Introduction to PF. What is Public Forum? How to Win a PF Debate Round. How to Judge a PF Debate Round. How to Prepare for a PF Tournament. Speech Types & Lengths in PF. The Case: Constructive. Crossfires. The Rebuttal Speech. The Summary Speech. The Final Focus. 102: Beyond the Basics. Constructing a Case. Mastering the Constructives ...
Building a Case | Public Forum (PF) Debate - Debatedrills
A constructive in PF is four minutes long. In this speech, you’ll need to establish your offense. Given that PF lacks framework or burdens, you can spend all of your time on contentions. We’d advise you to read 1-2 contentions (but not more) in this speech, with your time roughly split between the two contentions if you choose to use two.
Public Forum (PF) Debate Summary Speech | Introduction
101: Introduction to PF. What is Public Forum? How to Win a PF Debate Round. How to Judge a PF Debate Round. How to Prepare for a PF Tournament. Speech Types & Lengths in PF. The Case: Constructive. Crossfires. The Rebuttal Speech. The Summary Speech. The Final Focus. 102: Beyond the Basics. Constructing a Case. Mastering the Constructives ...
How to write Public Forum (PF) Cases - Debatedrills
101: Introduction to PF. What is Public Forum? How to Win a PF Debate Round. How to Judge a PF Debate Round. How to Prepare for a PF Tournament. Speech Types & Lengths in PF. The Case: Constructive. Crossfires. The Rebuttal Speech. The Summary Speech. The Final Focus. 102: Beyond the Basics. Constructing a Case. Mastering the Constructives ...
Mastering the Constructives | Public Forum (PF) Debate
101: Introduction to PF. What is Public Forum? How to Win a PF Debate Round. How to Judge a PF Debate Round. How to Prepare for a PF Tournament. Speech Types & Lengths in PF. The Case: Constructive. Crossfires. The Rebuttal Speech. The Summary Speech. The Final Focus. 102: Beyond the Basics. Constructing a Case. Mastering the Constructives ...
How to Judge Public Forum (PF) Debates - Debatedrills
101: Introduction to PF. What is Public Forum? How to Win a PF Debate Round. How to Judge a PF Debate Round. How to Prepare for a PF Tournament. Speech Types & Lengths in PF. The Case: Constructive. Crossfires. The Rebuttal Speech. The Summary Speech. The Final Focus. 102: Beyond the Basics. Constructing a Case. Mastering the Constructives ...
Lincoln-Douglas (LD) Debate Format | Introduction - Debatedrills
How to win a LD Debate Round. How to Judge a LD Debate Round. LD Speech Format. First Affirmative Constructive (1AC) Cross Examinations. First Negative Constructive (1NC) First Affirmative Rebuttal (1AR) Second Negative Rebuttal (2NR) Second Affirmative Rebuttal (2AR) 102: Beyond the Basics. Constructing a Case. Framework vs. Contentions
r/Debate - Reddit
/r/Debate is a subreddit dedicated to discussing formal styles of speech debate as practiced in high school and college. These include Lincoln Douglas, Policy, Public Forum, Parliamentary, and Congressional Debates, as well as speech events like Original Oratory, Interpretation, and Extemporaneous Speaking.