Elements of PF Debate

How To Research In Debate

An outline of a researching lecture given at debate camp, with specific tips for researching including how to approach research, being persistent, and getting creative.

How To Format Evidence in PF Debate

This video discusses how debaters should format their evidence, also known as "cutting cards". 

How To Flow A Public Forum Debate Round

This video, published by the Tsinghua International Speech and Debate Team, teaches how to take notes (also known as "flowing" in a PF Debate round.

How To Write A PF Debate Case

This video, published by the Tsinghua International Speech and Debate Team, offers tips and tricks for writing a Public Forum Debate case.

How To Ask Good Crossfire Questions

This video evaluates what makes "good" and "bad" questions in crossfire, offering advice on how to improve phrasing, structure, and strategy in crossfire.

Introduction To Summary Speeches

Published by Beyond Resolved, this video dissects the summary speech in PF Debate, analyzing how to prepare for summary, including weighing, extending, and frontlining in summary. 

How To Defend Your Arguments In Rebuttal

This lecture explores how to defend arguments in rebuttal, including splitting speech times strategically, weighing, time management, how to collapse and group, and more. 

Weighing Arguments 101

This lecture analyzes why weighing is important in debate rounds, common terminology related to weighing, framework, tips for weighing, impact calculus and more. 

In-Round Strategy & Skills

Learn Public Forum explores various aspects of a debate round, and how students can improve on these skills including using a narrative, judge adaptation, comparing evidence and more.

Elements of PF Debate

How To Research In Debate

An outline of a researching lecture given at debate camp, with specific tips for researching including how to approach research, being persistent, and getting creative.

How To Format Evidence in PF Debate

This video discusses how debaters should format their evidence, also known as "cutting cards". 

How To Flow A Public Forum Debate Round

This video, published by the Tsinghua International Speech and Debate Team, teaches how to take notes (also known as "flowing" in a PF Debate round.

How To Write A PF Debate Case

This video, published by the Tsinghua International Speech and Debate Team, offers tips and tricks for writing a Public Forum Debate case.

Asking Effective Crossfire Questions

This video evaluates what makes "good" and "bad" questions in crossfire, offering advice on how to improve phrasing, structure, and strategy in crossfire.

Introduction To Summary Speeches

Published by Beyond Resolved, this video dissects the summary speech in PF Debate, analyzing how to prepare for summary, including weighing, extending, and frontlining in summary. 

How To Defend Your Arguments In Rebuttal

This lecture explores how to defend arguments in rebuttal, including splitting speech times strategically, weighing, time management, how to collapse and group, and more. 

Weighing Arguments 101

This lecture analyzes why weighing is important in debate rounds, common terminology related to weighing, framework, tips for weighing, impact calculus and more. 

In-Round Strategy & Skills

Learn Public Forum explores various aspects of a debate round, and how students can improve on these skills including using a narrative, judge adaptation, comparing evidence and more.