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We offer comprehensive guides for Public Forum and Lincoln-Douglas debate topics. In each of our topic briefs, you'll find detailed topic analyses, cited evidence, and comprehensive information to help students and coaches prepare for debates and learn about the world.
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Files on the most recent topics to help your team prepare for upcoming debates.
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What Lens Are You Using? Five Weighing Mechanism for the Sep/Oct PF topic
As the Sep/Oct Public Forum topic moves into its second month, rounds are increasingly decided by weighing—how teams compare different kinds of benefits and costs, and how clearly they tell judges which standards matter most. This guide offers five practical lenses for judging whether the United Kingdom should rejoin the European Union, each with types of evidence to seek, how Pro and Con usually frame the issue, and a clean weighing line you can adapt. Use one lens as your main framework, then acknowledge or cross-apply the others so your comparisons feel complete.
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Is Plea Bargaining Just? The Process, Plainly Explained
If you’re researching the Sep/Oct Lincoln–Douglas topic—Resolved: In the United States criminal justice system, plea bargaining is just—the best way to level up is to understand how pleas really happen and what “justice” can mean. This article explains the steps in a plea, then walks through five common ways to judge fairness. You’ll see how the same facts can look different through each lens. For more depth, full case outlines, and hundreds of cut cards, grab the Champion Briefs Sep/Oct Lincoln–Douglas brief.
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Video: Sep/Oct Lincoln-Douglas Topic Analysis
Prepping for the Sep/Oct topic in Lincoln-Douglas? Here's an in-depth, high-level topic analysis from our writers about the Plea Bargaining LD topic! Resolved: In the United States criminal justice system, plea bargaining is just.
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Flexbooks from Champion Press
Flexbooks are the best way for students to learn how to debate! Guided tutorials and 125+ interactive activities make these comprehensive books perfect for classes or after-school teams.
All Briefs
Here are our recent files for Public Forum and Lincoln-Douglas Debate. All briefs we've published over 13+ years are available in the Archive.
