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  2. Glossary of policy debate terms - Wikipedia

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    In policy debate, a resolution or topic is a normative statement which the affirmative team affirms and the negative team negates. Resolutions are selected annually by affiliated schools. At the college level, a number of topics are proposed and interested parties write 'topic papers' discussing the pros and cons of that individual topic.

  3. Policy debate - Wikipedia

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    At the college level, a number of topics are proposed and interested parties write "topic papers" discussing the pros and cons of that individual topic. Each school then gets one vote on the topic. The single topic area voted on then has a number of proposed topic wordings, one is chosen, and it is debated by affiliated students nationally for ...

  4. Public forum debate - Wikipedia

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    Public forum debate is a form of competitive debate where debaters use their evidence and impacts to outweigh the benefits and harms of the opposing side. The topics for public forum have to do with current-day events relating to public policy. Debaters work in pairs of two, and speakers alternate for every speech.

  5. Public debate - Wikipedia

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    Public debate. Public debate may mean simply debating by the public, or in public. The term is also used for a particular formal style of debate in a competitive or educational context. Two teams of two compete through six rounds of argument, giving persuasive speeches on a particular topic. [1]

  6. Lincoln–Douglas debate format - Wikipedia

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    Lincoln–Douglas debate format. Lincoln–Douglas debate (commonly abbreviated as LD Debate, or simply LD) is a type of one-on-one competitive debate practiced mainly in the United States at the high school level. It is sometimes also called values debate because the format traditionally places a heavy emphasis on logic, ethical values, and ...

  7. Agenda 47 - Wikipedia

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    Agenda 47 is what Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign calls their formal policy plans. [1] According to the Trump campaign, it is "the only official comprehensive and detailed look at what President Trump will do if he returns to the White House ". [2] It is presented on the campaign's website in a series of videos with Trump outlining ...

  8. Affirmative action in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In June, Truman became the first president to address the NAACP. His speech was a significant departure from traditional race relations in the United States. In front of 10,000 people at the Lincoln Memorial, the president left no doubt where he stood on civil rights. According to his speech, America had "reached a turning point in the long ...

  9. Debate over the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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    A few examples of this would include: the Korean War, where a Soviet-backed North Korea invaded the pro-Western South Korea, and ultimately resulted in a multinational war with a UN coalition, primarily consisting of American forces, versus a joint North Korean-Chinese Communist Party force; the Berlin Blockade, where the Soviet Union sought to ...