March 10, 2008

• March Topic Poll

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October 28, 2007

• New Poll: Should the U.S. Encourage the Soft Partition of Iraq?

  Now that the October topic is behind us, tell us what you think. Should the U.S. encourage the soft partition of Iraq?
  The reader poll is located in the right column of this blog.

February 26, 2007

• New Reader Poll: Evidence and Ethics

  Our new poll question is:
  Is the fabrication and intentional misreprentation of evidence widespread in Public Forum Debate?
  The reader poll is located midway down the right side of the blog.
  Last month we asked which topic has been the best Public Forum Debate topic this season. Here is what you said:

  Lobbyists: 31%
  Multinational Diplomacy: 30%
  Immigration: 21%
  Early Admissions: 16%
  Space [...]

January 26, 2007

• New Poll Question

  Our latest poll has been posted. It is located half way down the page on the right side of our blog. The question is:
  Which topic has been the best Public Forum Debate topic this season?

  Space Exploration
  Immigration
  Multinational Diplomacy
  Early Admissions
  Lobbyists

  Here are the results of our previous poll question:
  When Public Forum Debate teams meet for a second time [...]

November 14, 2006

• New Poll Question

  Our latest poll question has been posted:
  When Public Forum teams meet for a second time at a tournament, the choice of Pro or Con should be determined by a coin toss?
  If you think there should always be a coin toss, vote “Yes”. If you think they should switch sides from the previous debate, vote “No”.
  Register [...]

• Follow-up: Laptop Computers and Debate

  Last month our poll question was: Should debaters be allowed to use laptop computers during debate rounds? You said:
  52% No
  45% Yes
  03% No Opinion
  In September, the NFL Executive Committee defeated a proposal, 0-9, that would have allowed laptop computers to be used in CX, LD, and Public Forum Debate. The committee then approved a proposal, 5-3-1, [...]

August 19, 2006

• When Should the September Topic Be Announced?

  Here are the results from our previous poll question: Is a national circuit emerging in Public Forum Debate?
  Yes 62%
  No 16%
  It’s Too Early to Say 22%
  Our new question: Should the September topic be announced on August 1 instead of August 15?
  You can vote by selecting answer from the “Reader Poll” on the right.