MLK
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John Lewis
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CSU Fullerton 2023
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CFL 1 2023
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Stephen Stewart 2023
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NSDA Last Chance Qualifier 2023
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CHSSA California Speech and Debate State Championships 2023
Congrats to Connor Engstrom and Tanush Aggarwal for breaking Octos at States!
National Qualifiers 2023
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CFL Debate State Qualifiers 2023
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California Invitational Berkeley
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CFL Super Debate 2 2023
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James Logan MLK Invitational 2023
Congrats to Aman & Aakash for going 2-4 as Freshman in Varsity!
John Lewis SVUDL Invitational 2022
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Stephen Stewart Invitational 2022
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Public Forum Debate involves opposing teams of two that advocate for or rejects a position posed by the resolution. Each team debates either in affirmation or negation of the resolution, in 1st or 2nd speaker order. Thus, teams are required to be able to defend both sides of the resolution. Students present cases, engage in rebuttal and refutation, and also participate in a “crossfire” (similar to a cross examination) with the opportunity to question the opposing team. A central tenet of the debate is that the clash of ideas must be communicated in a manner persuasive to the non-specialist or "citizen judge." Public forum debaters gain a breadth of knowledge about domestic and foreign policy as well as international relations.
Meets Wednesdays from 3:45-5:45 PM in Room N-209