Debate

Welcome to the Debate Wikibook! Here we try to encompass all topics of debate, from the common parliamentary styles to the more obscure debate formats, as well as on speech structure, procedures and all other relevant information. Whether you're new to debate, a rookie, a veteran or otherwise, we hope this book will help you progress through the wonderful art of debate.

Table of contents

 * 1) /Introduction/
 * 2) What is Debate?

Common parliamentary formats

 * 1) /American Parliamentary/
 * 2) /Asian Parliamentary/
 * 3) /Australasian Parliamentary/
 * 4) /British Parliamentary/
 * 5) /World Schools/

Other formal formats

 * 1) /Classical format/
 * 2) /Karl Popper format/
 * 3) /Lincoln-Douglas format/
 * 4) /Moot court-mock trial format/
 * 5) /Oregon-Oxford format/
 * 6) /Policy format/
 * 7) /Public forum format/
 * 8) /Student Congress format/

Procedure

 * 1) /Topics/
 * 2) /Preparation time/
 * 3) /Speaker order/
 * 4) /Adjudication/

Elements of debate

 * 1) /Matter/
 * 2) /Manner/
 * 3) /Method/

Case construction

 * 1) /Argument basics/
 * 2) /Speech layout/
 * 3) /Setup/
 * 4) /Rebuttal/
 * 5) /Analysis/

Parliamentary formats

 * 1) /Opening speakers/
 * 2) /Deputy speakers/
 * 3) /Members/
 * 4) /Whips/

Policy format

 * 1) /Affirmative constructive/
 * 2) /Negative constructive/

Oregon-Oxford format

 * 1) /Practicability/
 * 2) /Necessity/
 * 3) /Beneficiality/

Speeches common to more than one format

 * 1) /Cross-examination/
 * 2) /Rebuttal speeches/

Technicalities

 * 1) /Definitional challenges/
 * 2) /Motions and resolutions/
 * 3) /Points of Information/

Features

 * 1) /Matterloading/
 * 2) /Adjudication procedure/
 * 3) /Tournament management/

About the Wikibook

 * 1) /Contributors/