Current Debate Topics from the National Speech and Debate Association

Policy Debate – 2020-21

Resolved: The United States federal government should enact substantial criminal justice reform in the United States in one or more of the following: forensic science, policing, sentencing..

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Lincoln-Douglas Debate
January and February
Resolved: States ought to ban lethal autonomous weapons.

March and April
​Resolved: The United States ought to guarantee universal child care.

PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE​
 February
Resolved: On balance, the benefits of urbanization in West Africa outweigh the harms.

 March
Resolved: On balance, the benefits of creating the United States Space Force outweigh the harms

Big Question – 2020-21 Topic

Resolved: Mathematics was discovered, not invented.