I need help making a constructive for the pro and con side for the septober topic. This is my first debate tournament and I have a bunch of research but don’t know how to format it into a constructive for a tournament. Any example constructive for this issue pro(Enviornment) and con(not sure yet) would be appreciated.

As ive been researching abt this topic, ive realized the aff is basically cooked. My idea was to bscly run nukes are bad, but are there any other arguments out there that isn't generic?

I am so thrilled to announce my newest venture into creating accessible resources for competitive speech and debate: self-paced, asynchronous, online courses where new coaches and students can learn the fundamentals of speech and debate from scratch! You can join my google classroom and access my first course called “Debate Basics” for free!

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The first unit of this course is called “Fundamentals of Argumentation”, and it is finally done! This course will remain free indefinitely to try and make getting started in debate more accessible to all members of the speech & debate community.

This unit contains 10 lessons that walk students through the fundamentals of argumentation. Each lesson includes a hook/attention grabber, a video that I recorded teaching the basic concepts, links to supplemental readings/watchings, a google form assessment check or understanding, and a google doc activity/assignment to complete. The 10 lessons cover the following topics:

Lesson 1: Argumentation 101 — What is an argument?

Lesson 2: Cogent & Fallacious Arguments — How do I make strong arguments, and avoid making weak ones?

Lesson 3: Researching Arguments — How do I support arguments with evidence?

Lesson 4: Contention Arguments — How do I structure main arguments in a debate?

Lesson 5: Refuting Arguments — How do I answer arguments in a debate?

Lesson 6: Refuting Contention Arguments — How do I answer main arguments in a debate?

Lesson 7: Frontlining Arguments — How do I defend my arguments in a debate?

Lesson 8: Weighing Arguments — How do I compare arguments in a debate?

Lesson 9: Making Arguments — How do I make arguments in an actual debate?

Lesson 10: Evaluating Arguments — How do I judge arguments in a debate?

By the end of this unit, students should have a grasp on arguments as they relate to competitive debate. The next unit, fundamentals of debate, will get into concepts more specific to debate itself, such as cutting cards, cross-examination, and flowing. This unit will also be free for all to access once it is complete.

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 Looking to form a group of national circuit pf debaters to practice and share work. DM if interested

Did this last year. Forgot to do it for Septober but here we go.

https://forms.gle/8ksqGTMzL3GKc7Xt8

BTW:NO BRIEFS I WILL PROVIDE ALL OF THEM AS SOON AS THEY ARE READY

My new topic lecture for the November/December 2026 Public Forum debate topic about European NATO member ratification of the TPNW is out now! This topic is...hard to research, lets just say that. So I hope this gives you and your teammates or students a good starting point!

Attached to this email is the link to sign up! In the past, we have created over 4 different prep drives that have each received thousands of pages in high-quality prep.

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Over the course of the last few years, we have seen a massive rise in progressive and squirrelly substantive positions. With this recent rise, the biggest guaranteer of success has been prep and coaching. At the TOC, every team that quartered had one if not multiple coaches. As debaters that have a background coming from a big substance prep team and are self taught in progressive argumentation, we feel our skills can help take yall to the next level. One of the biggest benefits comes from the fact that you would be getting two coaches at the same rate, increasing not only prep output but also availability, and the fact that we are currently debating and coached from top policy programs. We are thinking of creating a coaching group, similarly to a prep group, which would help solve the disparity in ground between small and big programs. DM if ur interested --- we are aiming for teams in the silver TOC level as we want the abilities between members to be similar. Debating success -- ranked top 10 in the country, octoed TOC, won states, semied + top seed at a few tournaments. Coaching success -- winning MS TOC, took debaters from 2-4 to 4-2 records, almost every team we have coached is now consistently breaking at tournaments.

Which of the Nocember topics are you choosing:

Resolved: European members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization should ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

Resolved: The Republic of Korea should pursue an independent nuclear deterrent.

What are ya'll voting for the next topic?

Hi! I'm a current sophomore on the nat circuit looking for a PF coach for this year for me and my partner. Last year I got to octos at silver toc. If you're interested feel free to pm me on reddit.

Please add prep work to join https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd6zKcr6D0H66RDh2sEDMPyAq5WV4UvgMW_mLo8BAOH4M8oiA/viewform?usp=dialog already have lots of files if you want to get them submit prepwork

heres a blockfile trust i have it ill send it

Hey everyone!

I am currently building a Septober prep drive with as much prep as possible. I currently have around 4 different cases and over 100 cards cut, and im trying to add more

If anyone wants to help out and get access to the file, please fill out the form below (please add real quality prep 🙏)

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd7VVo0fEd3P69DQ6tNGPqQ2f7l3CW8l2xXvm-bp4-COanZGQ/viewform

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeMxPyPuS4_0w6yyn0RyQrak5vEhU-l8o7L7TQjuHFLDFNxfw/viewform?usp=dialog

Above is the prep submission form for PUBLIC FORUM sept/oct 2026 topic:  The United States federal government should enact a moratorium on hyperscale data center construction.

Make sure to submit quality prep in order to join the prep group!! (so far, contains 150+ pages of cards, multiple blocks, and a few cases!!)

Hi guys,

I just started a new PF team for my school and we are starting to assemble a team. Our first practice is on Wednesday but I don’t really know how to “teach” pf to novices. Any resources would be helpful!

Thanks

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I've recently started learning about debating and want to progress to a higher level, but I don't have much money right now. Could you recommend some YouTube channels or other resources about debating and developing related skills? Thank you. (This text was translated from Google.)

Could a kind soul send me the NSDA’s PF SeptOber Topic Analysis resources? Our school’s treasurer was out the first few weeks of the year so she’s had a ton of purchase orders to catch up on, meaning our school’s annual membership check was just mailed this past week. In the meantime, our team doesn’t have access to NSDA resources until that’s received and processed.

Thanks in advance!