Fundamentals of Parliamentary Debate: Approaches for the 21st Century is an introduction to parliamentary debate that includes a short history of intercollegiate debate as a whole.

Parliamentary-style debate is the most practiced style of intercollegiate debate in the United States. This text provides insight into developing skills for NPDA-style debate, however, many of these skills can be used in any form of parliamentary-style debate.

This text covers the following topics:



A Brief History of Parliamentary Debate
Delivery, Language, and Humor
Fallacies and Reasoning
Format and Rules of the Debate
The Proposition Case
The Opposition's Case
Judging Philosophy and Sample Tournament Format

 

Fundamentals of Parliamentary Debate includes key terms, a glossary, and exercises to apply the concepts presented in the text and enhance student comprehension.