Note on Student Participation:

Students cannot register in both TP and LD. They may register for either and add Parli.

Parliamentary Debate

PURPOSE

Parliamentary debate is an extemporaneous form of debate with rotating topics. A Parliamentary debate asks competitors to develop and defend ideas and positions on a wide range of issues. The purpose of Parliamentary debate is to instill in Christian home school students the skills of presentation, critical thinking, reasoning, and analysis of various issues. That endeavor is accomplished in an environment of honorable competition that cultivates maturity, wisdom, grace, poise, and brings glory to our Lord Jesus Christ.

Team Policy Debate

PURPOSE

A Team Policy debate asks competitors to develop and defend competing policy options to address contemporary problems. The purpose of Team Policy debate is to instill in Christian home school students the skills of presentation, critical thinking, research, and policy analysis. That endeavor is accomplished in an environment of honorable competition that cultivates maturity, wisdom, grace, poise, and brings glory to our Lord Jesus Christ.

Lincoln Douglas Debate

Purpose

Lincoln Douglas is value debate. A Lincoln Douglas debate examines competing value systems to answer big questions. The purpose of Lincoln Douglas value debate is to instill in Christian home school students the skills of presentation, critical thinking, research, and value analysis. That endeavor is accomplished in an environment of honorable competition that cultivates maturity, wisdom, grace, poise, and brings glory to our Lord Jesus Christ.

Speech

Speech patterns listed here.

Events Inlcuded

• Apologetics

• Dramatic Interpretation

• Duo Interpretation

• Expository

• Extemporaneous

• Humorous Interpretation

• Mars Hill

• Open Interpretation

• Oratory Analysis

• Original Oratory

• Persuasive

• Novice Impromptu*

* Ages 10-18, not a NITOC-qualifying event

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