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6 Best Debate Summer Camps for 2025 [Full Comparison]
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13 Best Debate Competitions for High School Students [2025]
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Public Forum Series
What is Public Forum?
Public Forum debate is the most popular K-12 speech and debate format in the United States...
Structure of Public Forum Debate
Every weekend during the debate season, thousands...
What is a Constructive?
In any debate, the first thing someone does is state their position...
What is a Constructive?
In any debate, the first thing someone does is state their position...
How to Make a Constructive?
In the last post, we discussed the basics of a constructive and how to create arguments...
What Is A Rebuttal?
What sets a debate apart from a simple speech is the ongoing exchange of ideas
Rebuttal In Action
In our last post, we covered the basics of a rebuttal and defined the different types...
What is a Summary?
In previous posts, we covered the constructive and rebuttal speeches, both of which...
Summary In Action
In our last post, we covered the basics of the summary including the different structures...
How To Weigh In Debate
In almost every debate round both sides have a persuasive argument a judge...

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Public Forum Series
What is Public
Forum?
An intro to the most popular debate format in the US.
Structure of Public Forum Debate
Speeches, time, format, speaking order.
What is a Constructive?
Introducing the very first speech of a PF round.
How to Make a Constructive?
Walk through a real-world example of a constructive.
What Is A Rebuttal?
Learn about the rebuttal, where you respond to opponents.
Rebuttal In Action
See how to create an effective rebuttal.
What is a Summary?
This speech synthesizes information in the round.
Summary In Action
See an example summary, with tips on how to make your own.
How To Weigh In Debate
10 ways to convince your judge.
2024-2025 TOC Rankings
Lincoln-Douglas
Public-Forum
Rank
Team Code
Debaters
OTR
1
Harvard-Westlake KM
Kaison Maruyama
2.892
2
Harrison FW
Flynn Williams
2.741
3
BASIS Silicon Valley JK
Jason Kuo
2.573
4
Clear Lake RZ
Roger Zhen
2.437
5
Mountain View CS
Christopher Shin
2.169
Rank
Team Code
Debaters
OTR
1
Fairmont Prep LS
Arham Shah & Eli Lunde
2.221
2
Millburn KS
Sujeev Singh Kapur & Vikram Sinha
2.187
3
Pen Institute GK
Atharv Gabada & Neel Karur-Parekh
1.993
4
College Prep FS
Aari Sabnani & Owen Falk
1.958
5
Robinson BV
Beckett Vidrine & Lucy Borunda
1.921
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2024-2025 TOC Bid List
Lincoln-Douglas
Public-Forum
Debaters
School
Bids
Roger Zhen
Clear Lake High School
3
Roger Zhen
Clear Lake High School
3
Kaison Maruyama
Harvard-Westlake School
3
Kaison Maruyama
Harvard-Westlake School
3
Flynn Williams
Harrison
3
Flynn Williams
Harrison
3
Erin Jia
Memorial High School
3
Erin Jia
Memorial High School
3
Veronica Zhang
Vestavia Hills High School
2
Veronica Zhang
Vestavia Hills High School
2
Debaters
School
Bids
D'Agostino & Yang
The Nueva School
4
D'Agostino & Yang
The Nueva School
4
Lunde & Shah
Fairmont Prep
3
Lunde & Shah
Fairmont Prep
3
Park & Seth
Fairmont Prep
3
Park & Seth
Fairmont Prep
3
Kapur & Sinha
Millburn High School
3
Kapur & Sinha
Millburn High School
3
Ji & Kang
Fairmont Prep
3
Ji & Kang
Fairmont Prep
3
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Delbarton PE
Romir Patel & Ezekiel...
3.969
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