Learn Debate
Free guides on debate formats, adjudication, speaker training, and tournament organisation. Whether you're a first-time debater or an experienced chief adjudicator, there's something here for you.
Understanding Debate Adjudication Panels
How adjudication panels work in competitive debate — chair and wing roles, panel deliberation, consensus vs. majority decisions, and how to disagree constructively.
The Role of the Chief Adjudicator
What chief adjudicators do, how they set motions, manage panels, and ensure fair adjudication across a tournament. A guide for aspiring CAs.
Speaker Scores: What the Numbers Mean
Demystifying speaker score ranges — learn what constitutes an average, good, and excellent speech across major debate formats, and how judges should calibrate their scores.
How to Judge a BP Debate
A practical guide for adjudicators new to BP debate — covering team ranking, speaker scores, the principles of fair adjudication, common mistakes, and how to deliver clear oral adjudications.
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