Fundamentals of Parliamentary Debate: Approaches for the 21st Century

Fundamentals of Parliamentary Debate: Approaches for the 21st Century is an introduction to parliamentary debate that includes a short history of intercollegiate debate as a whole.

Parliamentary-style debate is the most practiced style of intercollegiate debate in the United States. This text provides insight into developing skills for NPDA-style debate, however, many of these skills can be used in any form of parliamentary-style debate.

This text covers the following topics:

• A Brief History of Parliamentary Debate
• Delivery, Language, and Humor
• Fallacies and Reasoning
• Format and Rules of the Debate
• The Proposition Case
• The Opposition's Case
• Judging Philosophy and Sample Tournament Format

Fundamentals of Parliamentary Debate includes key terms, a glossary, and exercises to apply the concepts presented in the text and enhance student comprehension.