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Self-guided courses for middle and high school debaters. Watch the lessons, run the drills and take the quizzes, and your progress saves in your browser. If you're new to PF, start with the format guides below.

beginner22 lessons≈ 6h total

Introduction to Public Forum Debate

A complete, free, self-guided introduction to Public Forum that takes 4–5 hours: 22 in-depth lessons, assignments on live resolutions, quizzes, drills, and AI coach feedback, covering your first round through tournament day.

  • Understand every speech and crossfire in the PF round
  • Research real topics and cut cards from primary sources
  • Write complete cases on actual PF resolutions with verified evidence
  • Deliver structured rebuttals, frontlines, and weighing judges can flow
  • Handle crossfire, flowing, and evidence ethics in real rounds
  • Adapt to lay and flow judges and execute on tournament day
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