For debaters
Show up, take a side, and get scored on the merits. Every round makes you sharper, and the people you argue with become the reason you come back.
A club night mid-round. The vote comes later.
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Six beats, one evening. Watch your first one from a seat if you like, and join the second.
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Every ballot covers arguments, evidence, clarity, and persuasion, scored 1 to 5 each for a total out of 20, with written notes on every mark. Judges reward how well you argued, whichever side they personally agree with.
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The strength and logic of your claims, and how directly you answer the other side's best points.
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Real facts and examples, integrated naturally to support your case.
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Organized, signposted speeches the room can follow. The judge always knows where you are in your case.
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Story, conviction, and impact. Beyond being correct, did you make the room care?
Organizers can adapt the criteria for their events. Curious what the judge's side looks like? See how judging works →
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The scoreboard is one output. The durable one is the set of skills every round exercises, whether you win it or lose it.
Turn what you think into an argument another person actually has to answer.
Respond while the argument is happening, not an hour later in the car.
You cannot answer an argument you have not understood, so every speech makes you a better listener.
Sides are assigned. Some nights you defend a position you would never pick, and learn exactly how it thinks.
Worth knowing early
After each opening speech, the other side gets to question it directly. Handled well, it is where your rebuttal gets built.
Between debates
The argument keeps going after the ballots are in.
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Clubs are recurring local debate nights, and the regulars are people who like a good argument as much as you do.
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Some rounds are casual. Some get competitive. When you are ready to test yourself, the ladder is there: club nights feed city tournaments, and city winners advance to championships.
Weekly rounds where most debating happens. Scored when you want the feedback, casual when you want the reps.
Compete against other clubs in your city, in front of a live audience, with judges scoring every round.
The best arguments in the league, settled live. Every scored round along the way builds a record you can look back on.
Topics and sides are handled at the event. You bring yourself, and the room takes care of the rest.
