Cross Examination Debate Association

The 1995 Congressional Debate Over Partial-Birth Abortion: Experts Testimony as Evidence

The Sanford I. Berman Debate Forum at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas is one of a handful of CEDA/NDT debate programs that recently have been created.

Media Influence from Debate: The Rhetorical Style of Lincoln Douglas

In 1995 Congress voted to ban a late-term abortion method known as Partial Birth Abortion (PBA).

New Program Development, Recruiting and Longevity: What Can We Do to Help Create and Sustain New Programs?

The Lincoln Douglas debate at Freeport is analyzed in this paper. It is argued that though the Lincoln Douglas debates have been studied and re-studied throughout rhetorical literature, the debates have not been studied in terms of their style.

Films that Argue: the Great Debaters, Rocket Science, and Thumbsucker

This article analyzes three Hollywood films that center around the policy debate activity: Rocket Science, The Great Debaters, and Thumbsucker.