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Debate Curriculum

BEGINNER

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Introduction to Policy Debate

1. Why Debate?

1. Why Debate?

2. What is Policy Debate

2. What is Policy Debate

3. Structure of a Policy Debate

3. Structure of a Policy Debate

4. Debate Files and Verbatim

4. Debate Files and Verbatim

5. Affirmative Cases

5. Affirmative Cases

6. Overview of Negative Arguments

6. Overview of Negative Arguments

7. Disadvantages

7. Disadvantages

8. Flowing

8. Flowing