Competitive Debate The Official Guide

Name: Competitive Debate The Official Guide
Price: 4.65 USD
Availability: InStock
ISBN: 9781592576937

ISBN-10: 1592576931

ISBN-13: 9781592576937

Edition: N/A

Authors: Richard Edwards

List price: $21.99

30 day, 100% satisfaction guarantee!

Marketplace

3 new & used from $4.65

what's this?

Rush Rewards U
Members Receive:

You have reached 400 XP and carrot coins. That is the daily max!

Description:

The bible for debaters and their coaches. Nearly every high school and college in America has a debate club and/or a debate team. There are hundreds of competitions at the county and state level, culminating in heated national competitions. Yet, at many high schools and colleges, coaches are drawn from the history or English departments with little or no experience in the highly structured procedures of this popular discipline. And while competitive debate has been growing each year as a prime academic activity, there have been no popular handbooks to help students and coaches prepare for contests effectively and efficiently. Practical and authoritative, this guide includes not only tips…

Book details

List price: $21.99
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/3/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English




The Value of Debate



Making Sense of Argument



Getting the Most Out of Research



Choosing the Debate Format That Is Right for You



An Introduction to Policy Debate



Affirmative Case Structures in Policy Debate



Negative Strategy in Policy Debate



The Role of the Counterplan in Policy Debate



Cross-Examination Technique in Policy Debate



Critiques in Policy Debate



An Introduction to Lincoln-Douglas Debate



Value Hierarchies and Philosophy in Lincoln-Douglas Debate



Affirmative Casing in Lincoln-Douglas Debate



Negative Strategy in Lincoln-Douglas Debate



Cross-Examination Technique in Lincoln-Douglas Debate



Format and Speaker Burdens in Public Forum Debate



The Media Model in Public Forum Debate



Strategy in Public Forum Debates


Appendixes



Policy Debate Final Round



Lincoln-Douglas Final Round



Public Forum Final Round



Organizations Governing Debate Competition



Debate Resolutions from Previous Years



Glossary of Debate Terms


Index