The
Current National Forensics League Topic
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September/
October 2000
NEW
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Resolved:
Colleges and
universities have a moral obligation to prohibit the public expression of hate
speech on their campuses.
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Other
Topics
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Future
Resolutions
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Current
master list of the possible LD topics from which NFL will choose
this year's five resolutions.
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Previous
Resolutions
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Old Resolutions
going back to January 2000, useful for practice or as archives.
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Online
LD Resources Many
Lincoln-Douglas Debate resources are available online, here are those that we
find the most useful and best-maintained. (Remember to click on the
current resolution for topic-specific resources and topic analysis.) |
General
LD Information Sources |
Mike's
Abode |
Quite possibly one of the
best debate sites on the web. It contains up-to-date topic
information, old cases and philosophy resources, and even tournament
schedules and a message board. Highly recommended to all LD
Debaters.
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Toga
LD |
An excellent and extensive site with everything from
lessons to topic analysis to a wide range of publications, maintained by
the coaches and students of Saratoga High School. Definitely a
must-visit for the beginning or novice debater, but recommended for all.
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Meredith's
Debate Page
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A Personal site with lots
of information on LD Debate, as well as links, maintained by a former
competitor from Oklahoma. Her "Debate Tips," Recommended
Reading," and "Common Values and Criteria," are all
must-sees for the developing debater.
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Research
Sites
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West
Coast Publishing
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West coast, one of the best
lines of LD topic briefs, has an excellent site with free topic analysis
and evidence for the current topic. It also contains some excellent
philosophy resources and links, as well as plenty of research tools.
Recommended as the best online resource of any debate material company.
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Victory
Briefs
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Also a well-known
publisher of debate materials, this LD Debate section has some topic
discussion, but mainly has an extensive list of recommended source
material. Recommended for the varsity debater looking for deep
full length source materials.
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The
LD Evidence Shack
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An extensive searchable
collection of free evidence for the LD Debater. Though it is
sometimes a topic behind in its updating.
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The
Legal Information Institute
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Maintained by Cornell Law
School, the LII is quite simply the best federal law site on the web,
with complete searchable U.S. code, Supreme Court decisions,
Constitutional resources, and more. If you are looking for
legal evidence, this should be the first and last place you ever look.
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Fedstats
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"Fedstats" is a searchable
index of more than 70 federal agencies that produce statistics. If
you're looking for statistical evidence on any subject, you'll probably
find it here. Recommended to anyone seeking pragmatic
information from credible sources.
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Philosophy
Pages
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Without question the most
in-depth, complete philosophy resource on the web. It contains a
dictionary, philosopher pages, and more. Strongly recommended
as the best place to go for philosophy on the web.
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Stanford
Encyclopedia of Philosophy
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This is probably one of
the best and most credible philosophy resources on the web today, but unfortunately
not as complete as "Philosophy Pages."
The encyclopedia is fully indexed and contains many excellent articles
for the philosophical debater.
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Organizations
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National
Forensics League
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This is the NFL's official
site, with general information, rules, manuals, and forms for Districts,
Nationals, and congress, and some links. However, it does often
experience some technical difficulties and is slow to load.
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OSSAA
Speech Center
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For
CN's fellow Oklahomans, the OSSAA Speech Site has the complete
1999-2000 Handbook online. This is a great place to find the
complete rules of competition as well as information on tournaments.
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