High School Debate?!?

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I Have A Novice Debate Tournament This Weekend, And I Really Want To Do Well! I Have Been To One Other Tournment I Did Pretty Good But I Hope To Do More.. What Are Some Good Tips Or Advice?! I Know The Basics And I Dont Want Anything Too Complicated. But Maybe Theres A Really Good Arguement I Dont Know Yet! So All Help Is Good! THANKS!
 
Becoming a successful debater.
The first critical step is to make sure that plenty of research has been accumulated. Documents must be read in depth concerning your issues. I recommend highlighting or underlining useful information in texts or books that you can use in your presentation. Then gather the most useful information that can help you gather the debate and organize it into a file or paper carrier to bring with you to the debate. Your research should be from a well-known expert in that field. For example if you were doing a topic on government policy, quotes or opinions from political science experts or economists such as Alan Greenspan would be great material to prove your point. The year that the quote or opinion was stated should also be documented.

The first speech in a debate is usually the first constructive speech made by the Affirmative team or person who believes that a certain statement is correct. I strongly suggest writing this speech out and timing it within the time limits allowed for this first speech since there will be no argument to rebut or disagree with since this is the first speech of the debate. You should also read evidence from your experts and restate your position on the topic.

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