The 2019 September/October Lincoln-Douglas debate topic is, Resolved: In the United States, colleges and universities ought not consider standardized tests in undergraduate admissions decisions.
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Author: Lawrence Zhou
Lawrence Zhou won the 2014 NSDA National Championship in Lincoln-Douglas debate. He now attends the University of Oklahoma and is a curriculum director at the Victory Briefs Institute.
Sept/Oct PF Topic is BRI
The 2019 September/October Public Forum Debate Topic is Resolved: The European Union should join the Belt and Road Initiative. Topics
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An Open Letter About Subtle Sexism In Debate by Asher Bykov
Graphic by Grace Doyle and Areeba Amer of the Greenhill School. The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of Victory Briefs. Asher Bykov debated for Roslyn High School’s Speech and Debate Team for 4 years, where he held a leadership role for 3 years. Some of his […]
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VBI 2019 PF Camp Topic Announced
The topics that will be used in Public Forum debate at VBI 2019 have been finalized for all locations. VBI Philadelphia (June 29 – July 12): The European Union should join the Belt and Road Initiative. VBI Los Angeles Session 1 (July 14 – Aug 2): The European Union should join the Belt and Road Initiative. VBI […]
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VBI 2019 LD Camp Topics Announced
The topics that will be used in Lincoln-Douglas debate at VBI 2019 have been finalized for all locations. VBI Philadelphia (June 29 – July 12): Resolved: States ought to eliminate their nuclear arsenals. VBI Los Angeles Session 1 (July 14 – Aug 2): Resolved: Japan ought to amend Article 9 of its constitution to allow […]
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Grace Johannes Wins NSDA Nationals
Congratulations to Liberty High School’s Grace Johannes for winning the 2019 National Speech and Debate Association’s National Tournament in Lincoln-Douglas debate. In finals, Grace defeated University High School’s Nehal Chigurupati on a 12-1 decision. Full results and pairings can be found here.
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Lincoln Douglas Topics List for 2019-2020
In late July/early August, active coaches and member students may vote online for a new slate of LD topics chosen by the LD Wording Committee at its summer meeting. The 2019 September/October LD topic will be announced August 8. Resolved: Predictive policing is unjust. Resolved: The United States ought to grant legal personhood to natural […]
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Maya Arora Wins NCFLs
Congratulations to Cape Fear Academy’s Maya Arora for winning the 2019 National Catholic Forensic League’s Grand National Tournament. In finals, Maya defeated Syosset High School’s Ronit Dhulia on a 3-2 decision. Full results and pairings can be found here.
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LD Bid Tournaments 2019-20
Automatic Qualifier Octafinals at the previous season’s TOC Octafinal Qualifier Apple Valley (MN) Berkeley (CA) Bronx Science (NY) Emory (GA) Glenbrooks (IL) Greenhill (TX) Harvard (MA) Harvard-Westlake (CA) St. Mark’s (TX) Valley (IA) Quarterfinals Qualifiers Blake (MN) College Prep (CA) Florida Blue Key (FL) Grapevine (TX) Lexington (MA) Loyola (CA) Meadows (NV) Presentation (CA) Stanford […]
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Gold PF Bid Tournaments 2019-20
AUTOMATIC QUALIFIERS WHEN COMPETING WITH SAME PARTNERSHIP: Octafinals at the previous season’s TOC Octafinals at the previous season’s NCFL National Tournament Top 14 at the previous season’s National Speech & Debate Association National Tournament Octafinal Qualifiers Apple Valley (MN) Arizona State (AZ) Berkeley (CA) Blake (MN) Bronx Science (NY) Emory (GA) Florida Blue Key (FL) […]
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