Below are helpful resources for debating, judging, learning new content, connecting with other debaters, and more!
GENERAL RESOURCES
Summer Practice Guideline - Do this and you shall succeed. Tried and true method to debate mastery.
Debate Timer - This app makes timing a debate round really easy (not for iPhones).
FACEBOOK PAGES & GROUPS
Middlebury Debate Society - The internal debate team page. Get updates on events and other things.
Middlebury Debate Society - The debate team page for your folks. Get updates on tournament results.
Point of Clarification - APDA questions are asked and then answered by top APDA debaters/judges.
BP North America - Organizing Forum - BP tournament calendar, reg, tab, judge/CA apps, etc. forum.
Debate Seriousposting - Collectivized debating resources and discussion threads.
Debate Shitposting - For the classiest memes on the planet.
Conservative Moms Against Debating - Page whose posts imitate conservative mothers quite well.
MOTIONS & ROUNDS
Hello Motions! - All the motions ever. Get ‘em randomized or search for your favorite topic or tournament.
Motion Doc - List of motions organized by topic (look at the bottom of the spreadsheet).
Dutch WUDC 2017 Motions - All motions set by the CA Team of WUDC 2017.
Recordings Database - Great collection of rounds from past WUDCs, EUDCs, etc. for your viewing and learning pleasure!
Debating Videos Crowdsourcing Spreadsheet - List of rounds with videos in the BP style.
Example APDA Rounds - List of APDA videos organized by topic.
BP RESOURCES
European Union Debate Training Platform - Lectures by world-class debaters on almost all BP strategies/topics imaginable (see below also).
How to Beat Stronger Teams - Video detailing how to beat teams that are better than you.
How to Use Slippery Slope Arguments - Not usually the best thing to do but learn to do it well when you want.
Debate Glossary - Hear or read something debate related you don’t understand? Here is a comprehensive list.
Debater’s Glossary - A debate term glossary maintained by debaters around the world.
APDA RESOURCES
APDA Online - Central hub of everything at APDA.
Novice Central - The official source of everything to help people new to the APDA circuit.
Emergency Points of Clarification - Don’t know anything about what the Gov. is presenting? Ask these!
INTRODUCTION TO DEBATING
What to Bring to a Debating Competition - Guide to what would be good to bring to debate tournaments.
Attending a Debating Competition - What to expect at your first and subsequent debate tournaments!
British Parliamentary Positions & Roles - How a round works, what each speaker does, and how to do your part.
What Is Analysis? - Learn how to analyze an argument by stating what is true and what is important.
Knowledge Basics - How do you win when you know nothing about a topic? Answers to this question and more.
Points of Information: Definition and Tactics - What is a POI? When and how should I use them?
How To Be Comparative - Learn how to compare, weigh, and impact different arguments.
Birmingham Guide to University Debating - Book on the basics on debating a university level. Solid stuff.
Lawyer Skills: Debate Resources - This law firm's website has some good tips on rhetorical strategies and identifying logical fallacies!
INTRODUCTION TO JUDGING
Judging: A General Framework - Introductory lesson on judging and frameworks.
Judging: The Process of Judging - What to do when you are actually judging.
Judging: Chairing - How to chair. Good job getting to this point in your judging career!
Judging: WUDC Speaker Scale - The basic speaker scale used at any WUDC/EU/BP tournament.
CRASH COURSE VIDEO SERIES
Philosophy - Everything you need to know about philosophy at a basic level. Understand new concepts!
Economics - Basic economics info that will be helpful for those one or two rounds bound to come up.
U.S. Government and Politics - Basic course to understand how our government actually works.
Intellectual Property - If intellectual property rounds ever come up, you’ll be prepared!
World History - General knowledge of the world is usually a good thing for any round.
World History 2 - General knowledge of the world is usually a good thing for any round.
US History - Helpful to get a deeper understanding of American social, economic, and political issues.
Psychology - Understand how human brains function and interact. For warranting incentives and decisions.
Sociology - Understand how societies function and interact. Useful for some warranting and impacts.
TOPICAL RESOURCES
Feminism - Learn all about feminism. Literally like every topic. Probably could test out of GSFS 101 with this.
The Philosopher’s Beard - Blog devoted to philosophical questions. Many are debate motions!
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Great collection of articles explaining many philosophical topics.
Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Most concise philosophical collection. Middlebury server needed.
Economics 2.0 - Massive list of free economics resources. Probably enough for an economics minor.
Economics & Finance - Khan Academy video series on basic micro- and macroeconomics, plus finance.
Sharia Law - Understand the multifaceted political realm of Sharia Law. Never sound ignorant again! (NYT)
Libertarianism - Understand libertarian arguments and counterarguments.
Criminal Justice - A cartoon guide to understanding criminal law at a basic level.
Rationality - Essays on understanding rationality and rhetoric. Follow with next after each essay.
Artificial Intelligence, Algorithms, & Automation - Essay on our favorite futuristic topic: robots.
12 Episodes Series on Ethics - 12 Episodes 12 Minutes Each. 144 minutes of principled argumentation.
Womxn and Gender Minorities - Excellent resources for WGM debaters, topics, and initiatives.
EUROPEAN DEBATE TRAINING PLATFORM
Strategy with Matt Hazell
Prep Time Strategies with Srishti Krishnamoorthy-Cavell
Effective Rebuttal with Owen Mooney
Comparative Argumentation with Owen Mooney
Case strategy and construction with Ashish Kumar
Seven argumentation mistakes to avoid with Olivia Sundberg
Picking and selling your extension with Teck Wei Tan
Whip speeches with Danny DeBois
Stop Sucking at Principles with Lucia Arce
Summer Practice Guideline - Do this and you shall succeed. Tried and true method to debate mastery.
Debate Timer - This app makes timing a debate round really easy (not for iPhones).
FACEBOOK PAGES & GROUPS
Middlebury Debate Society - The internal debate team page. Get updates on events and other things.
Middlebury Debate Society - The debate team page for your folks. Get updates on tournament results.
Point of Clarification - APDA questions are asked and then answered by top APDA debaters/judges.
BP North America - Organizing Forum - BP tournament calendar, reg, tab, judge/CA apps, etc. forum.
Debate Seriousposting - Collectivized debating resources and discussion threads.
Debate Shitposting - For the classiest memes on the planet.
Conservative Moms Against Debating - Page whose posts imitate conservative mothers quite well.
MOTIONS & ROUNDS
Hello Motions! - All the motions ever. Get ‘em randomized or search for your favorite topic or tournament.
Motion Doc - List of motions organized by topic (look at the bottom of the spreadsheet).
Dutch WUDC 2017 Motions - All motions set by the CA Team of WUDC 2017.
Recordings Database - Great collection of rounds from past WUDCs, EUDCs, etc. for your viewing and learning pleasure!
Debating Videos Crowdsourcing Spreadsheet - List of rounds with videos in the BP style.
Example APDA Rounds - List of APDA videos organized by topic.
BP RESOURCES
European Union Debate Training Platform - Lectures by world-class debaters on almost all BP strategies/topics imaginable (see below also).
How to Beat Stronger Teams - Video detailing how to beat teams that are better than you.
How to Use Slippery Slope Arguments - Not usually the best thing to do but learn to do it well when you want.
Debate Glossary - Hear or read something debate related you don’t understand? Here is a comprehensive list.
Debater’s Glossary - A debate term glossary maintained by debaters around the world.
APDA RESOURCES
APDA Online - Central hub of everything at APDA.
Novice Central - The official source of everything to help people new to the APDA circuit.
Emergency Points of Clarification - Don’t know anything about what the Gov. is presenting? Ask these!
INTRODUCTION TO DEBATING
What to Bring to a Debating Competition - Guide to what would be good to bring to debate tournaments.
Attending a Debating Competition - What to expect at your first and subsequent debate tournaments!
British Parliamentary Positions & Roles - How a round works, what each speaker does, and how to do your part.
What Is Analysis? - Learn how to analyze an argument by stating what is true and what is important.
Knowledge Basics - How do you win when you know nothing about a topic? Answers to this question and more.
Points of Information: Definition and Tactics - What is a POI? When and how should I use them?
How To Be Comparative - Learn how to compare, weigh, and impact different arguments.
Birmingham Guide to University Debating - Book on the basics on debating a university level. Solid stuff.
Lawyer Skills: Debate Resources - This law firm's website has some good tips on rhetorical strategies and identifying logical fallacies!
INTRODUCTION TO JUDGING
Judging: A General Framework - Introductory lesson on judging and frameworks.
Judging: The Process of Judging - What to do when you are actually judging.
Judging: Chairing - How to chair. Good job getting to this point in your judging career!
Judging: WUDC Speaker Scale - The basic speaker scale used at any WUDC/EU/BP tournament.
CRASH COURSE VIDEO SERIES
Philosophy - Everything you need to know about philosophy at a basic level. Understand new concepts!
Economics - Basic economics info that will be helpful for those one or two rounds bound to come up.
U.S. Government and Politics - Basic course to understand how our government actually works.
Intellectual Property - If intellectual property rounds ever come up, you’ll be prepared!
World History - General knowledge of the world is usually a good thing for any round.
World History 2 - General knowledge of the world is usually a good thing for any round.
US History - Helpful to get a deeper understanding of American social, economic, and political issues.
Psychology - Understand how human brains function and interact. For warranting incentives and decisions.
Sociology - Understand how societies function and interact. Useful for some warranting and impacts.
TOPICAL RESOURCES
Feminism - Learn all about feminism. Literally like every topic. Probably could test out of GSFS 101 with this.
The Philosopher’s Beard - Blog devoted to philosophical questions. Many are debate motions!
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Great collection of articles explaining many philosophical topics.
Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Most concise philosophical collection. Middlebury server needed.
Economics 2.0 - Massive list of free economics resources. Probably enough for an economics minor.
Economics & Finance - Khan Academy video series on basic micro- and macroeconomics, plus finance.
Sharia Law - Understand the multifaceted political realm of Sharia Law. Never sound ignorant again! (NYT)
Libertarianism - Understand libertarian arguments and counterarguments.
Criminal Justice - A cartoon guide to understanding criminal law at a basic level.
Rationality - Essays on understanding rationality and rhetoric. Follow with next after each essay.
Artificial Intelligence, Algorithms, & Automation - Essay on our favorite futuristic topic: robots.
12 Episodes Series on Ethics - 12 Episodes 12 Minutes Each. 144 minutes of principled argumentation.
Womxn and Gender Minorities - Excellent resources for WGM debaters, topics, and initiatives.
EUROPEAN DEBATE TRAINING PLATFORM
Strategy with Matt Hazell
Prep Time Strategies with Srishti Krishnamoorthy-Cavell
Effective Rebuttal with Owen Mooney
Comparative Argumentation with Owen Mooney
Case strategy and construction with Ashish Kumar
Seven argumentation mistakes to avoid with Olivia Sundberg
Picking and selling your extension with Teck Wei Tan
Whip speeches with Danny DeBois
Stop Sucking at Principles with Lucia Arce
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