Mastering Competitive Debate

The leading debate text for competitive formats

A comprehensive resource for all forms of competitive debate—public forum, Lincoln-Douglas debate, world schools, mock trial, and congressional and parliamentary debate—written and reviewed by a team of accomplished debate teachers, nationally-known debate directors and judges, and award-winning debate coaches.

A Debate Across the Curriculum chapter links debate and communication skills to project-based learning and provides tips and resources for adding debate to a variety of classes and disciplines and a Watch It feature points students to an open educational resource video on the chapter topic and builds both background and contextual knowledge.

A Companion Website offers many debate resources—research sites, open-source videos, and quizzes.