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Champion Briefs is a trusted debate resource provider. We help students become Champions –individuals who excel at critical thinking, public speaking, performance, and argumentation while positively contributing to the community.

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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Framing the Border Surveillance Debate

The Sep/Oct Public Forum topic "Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially expand its surveillance infrastructure along its southern border" offers students the opportunity to grapple with some of the most significant national conversations about security, immigration, and civil rights. As debates enter their second month, it’s critical to go beyond simplistic talking points and begin refining both the framing of arguments and the implementation of weighing mechanisms to prioritize impacts. A successful round will not only be won on the strength of your evidence but also on your ability to guide the judge’s understanding of which arguments should matter most. Here’s how to approach the debate in a way that balances national interests and humanitarian considerations.


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Video: UIL Fall 2024 Lincoln-Douglas Topic Analysis

Prepping for the UIL Fall topic in Lincoln-Douglas? Here's an in-depth, high-level topic analysis from our writers about the agroecology LD topic! Resolved: In the United States, agroecology ought to be prioritized over industrial agriculture.


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Applying real-world examples to the Living Wage debate

The Sept/Oct Lincoln-Douglas topic, Resolved: The United States ought to require that workers receive a living wage, requires debaters to engage deeply with historical precedent and real-world examples to evaluate both the feasibility and the moral obligations behind living wage policies. Examining the evolution of wage laws in the United States and exploring international approaches to living wage implementation offer debaters rich material for crafting arguments on either side. The Champion Briefs file on this topic contains hundreds of pieces of evidence and in-depth topic analyses, providing a comprehensive toolkit for debaters. While the file offers detailed arguments and statistics, this blog article aims to give students a broader historical perspective that can guide their research as everyone works to tweak their cases and blocks going into the second month of debate on this topic. Understanding the historical and moral debates around the living wage can deepen students' arguments and allow them to make more nuanced comparisons in rounds.


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Flexbooks from Champion Press


Champion's Guide to Debate: PF, LD, and Congress (for High School)
Public Forum Debate Flexbook (for High School)
Public Forum & Congress Flexbook (for Middle School)