Association for Global Debate

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Using evidence to win debates When to use evidence If you say the sky is green, and your opponent says the sky is blue, even if you backup your claim with what seems like sound reasoning, it might still not be believed by the judge. Citing a qualified author at the right moment, or referencing a study when rebutting a point by…

Writing blocks Students often find the rebuttal speech, and other later speeches in the debate more difficult than the constructive speeches because the speeches require quickly responding to arguments the student has just heard. One way to make this easier is to prepare “blocks”. A “block” is a prepared bit of sp...

We and our partners the National High School Debate League of China - NHSDLC are currently hiring full-time staff teaching debate and running tournaments in China! Our Debate League Co-Directors all get to travel to 15+ cities in China, make a difference in local communities, and help spread debate to new places in China! Candidates should be university grads with good coaching or debating experience. No knowledge of Chinese required. Start dates available in July and August!
Apply and get more info here: syieducation.com/career

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We are pleased to announce our new partnership with Elon Musk and SpaceX. As part of their plans to colonise mars we are assisting them with founding the first debating societies off of the planet earth. As we all know, a functioning debating circuit is one of the main prerequisites for human civilisation, (after food, water and wifi). So is vital for the new colony.

We are excited to take this new opportunity, as the planet earth is an increasingly unfriendly environment for rational debate, and human habitation. This also allows us to examine exciting new topics for debate like "Who should we throw out the airlock?", "Do we really have to drink recycled urine?" and "Can you hear me major Tom? Can you hear me?".

Our coaching team has already been deep frozen in anticipation of the trip. More details will be announced in April 2018 when the two planets are next at their closest point in the orbit, assuming we find a microwave big enough to reheat them in.

The details about our 2017 Summer programs are now online!

2017 Summer Institutes - Swarthmore College Pennsylvania, Beijing and Shanghai We have three programmes available this year. Each of which will give students the opportunity to have world class coaching and intensive debate training in the Public Forum style. US Institute July 1st - July 14th 2017 Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania, USA. This programme will feature many of th...

Today is International Women’s Day! It is a global day that celebrates the political, economic and social achievements of women. We are very proud that we have one of the highest female participation rates of any high school debate league in the world, more than half of our debaters. But this is also a day to remember the millions of girls around the world who still have to fight for the right to education, safety and freedom they deserve. http://ift.tt/2lD0Sy7

Winners of the international division at Harvard! Right after winning at Stanford. Amazing work everyone! http://ift.tt/2m1UJM0

The topic for our Spring Beijing Invitational is out! It is: "Resolved: The United Nations is no longer important." Join us at Dulwich College Beijing on March 11-12! Register here: https://syi.wufoo.com/forms/2017-agd-spring-beijing-tournament-registration/

2017 AGD Spring Beijing Tournament Registration