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Policy Debate
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- 2024-2025 Policy Debate Novice Case List for Intellectual Property Rights
- 2025-2026 Final Two: Arctic and Military Presence named National Debate Topic Finalists
- Five Suggested Debate Topics for 2025-26
- Intellectual Property Rights - Topic Resources
- Intellectual Property Rights Selected as 2024-2025 National Policy Debate Topic
- NFHS Policy Debate Topic Selection Meeting
- An Introduction to Policy Debate
- Disadvantages
- Five Secrets to Winning Debates
- Flowing Skills
- Introduction to Kritiks 2016
- NFHS Debate Ballot
- Policy Debate Ballot Writing
- Policy Judging Ethics
- Policy Paradigms
- Running a Tournament
- Teaching Flowing Skills
- Using Computers in Debate
- Using Computers in Debate Handout
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- Answering Plan Attacks and Disadvantages
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Forensic Educator
In the past, teachers and coaches of speech shared their insights and views on important issues related to competitive forensics. The Forensic Educator is for NFHS Speech, Debate, and Theatre Association members only.