Drills
Get your reps in.
Debate is a performance skill, and you get better at it by doing it. Pick a skill, grab a partner if you have one, and run a drill.
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Rebuttal
One-Minute Rebuttals
Your partner reads a random argument; you have 60 seconds to deliver a structured four-part response.
20 minpartnerintermediate
RebuttalThe Blind Rebuttal
Answer a case you have never seen: your partner reads a contention from an unfamiliar brief and you give a structured response cold.
25 minpartneradvanced
RebuttalThe Turn Factory
For every argument your partner reads, come up with a turn within 20 seconds by flipping the link or the impact. Defense doesn’t count.
20 minpartneradvanced