CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE
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THE BASICS

๐Ÿฆย  1. What is Congress?

๐Ÿง‘โ€โš–๏ธ 3. The Presiding Officer

INTRODUCTORY GUIDES

๐Ÿฆย  7. Intro to Congress

โœ’๏ธย  8. Basic Argumentationย 

โš”๏ธย  9. Refutation and Weighing

๐Ÿ“Šย  10. Research

๐Ÿ’ฌย  11. Types of Speeches

๐Ÿ“ย  12. Padding Speeches

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธย  14. Delivery

โค๏ธโ€๐Ÿ”ฅย  15. Rhetoric

๐Ÿคผย  16. Cross Examination

INTERMEDIATE GUIDES ๐ŸšงIN PROGRESS๐Ÿšง

โš™๏ธย  18. Strategic Argumentation

๐Ÿ‘€ย  19. Round Integration

๐Ÿ˜Žย  21. Round Presence

๐Ÿ’ญย  22. Improving Clarity

๐Ÿ’ธย  23. Word Economy

๐Ÿง‘โ€โš–๏ธย  28. Advanced POing

ADVANCED GUIDES ๐ŸšงIN PROGRESS๐Ÿšง

๐Ÿ’ฏย  29. From Good to Great

๐ŸŽฏย  31. Round Strategy

๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿซย  32. Teaching Congress

๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ปย  36. Judge Appeal