Edwards, Richard Earl,  1949- <br/><br/>
Competitive debate :  the official guide / 
by Richard E. Edwards. 
 - New York :  Alpha Books,  2008. 
 - viii, 375 p. ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>1. The value of debate -- 2. Making sense of argument -- 3. Getting the most out of research -- 4. Choosing the debate format that is right for you -- 5. An introduction to policy debate -- 6. Affirmative case structures in policy debate -- 7. Negative strategy in policy debate -- 8. The role of the counterplan in policy debate -- 9. Cross-examination technique in policy debate -- 10. Critiques in policy debate -- 11. An introduction to Lincoln-Douglas debate -- 12. Value hierarchies and philosophy in Lincoln-Douglas debate -- 13. Affirmative casing in Lincoln-Douglas debate -- 14. Negative strategy in Lincoln-Douglas debate -- 15. Cross-examination technique in Lincoln-Douglas debate -- 16. Format and speaker burdens in public forum debate -- 17. The media model in public forum debate -- 18. Strategy in public forum debates -- Appendixes -- A. Policy debate final round -- B. Lincoln-Douglas final round -- C. Public forum final round -- D. Organizations governing debate competition -- E. Debate resolutions from previous years -- F. Glossary of debate terms -- Index. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781592576937 (alk. paper) 1592576931 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2007941341 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Debates and debating.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN 4181  / E26c 2008 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>808.85