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Equipping Leaders For Christ

Christian School Speech & Debate

Resolution

To excel in debate, students need head knowledge, case ideas, and resources—from a variety of different perspectives—on the resolution.

This page is your “one stop shop” to gain a better understanding of the current team policy debate resolution. 

Resources include articles, books, cases, media, and websites.

Now that the fruit from the last season of debate has been harvested, we turn our attention to a new resolution:  the environment.

Environmental concerns govern many arenas for modern policy makers.  This should provide a climate for ample debate.  Here’s a sampling of thoughts and ideas to consider when constructing cases:

  • SCOTUS just raised the temperature for the EPA in its recent ruling surrounding the Clean Water Act of 1972.  Could there be areas for reform in the Clean Air Act?  Or are there other areas that this agency has gone astray? 
  • Is a “net zero” policy needed to save future generations from the proposed ravages of global warming, or does it do more harm than good? 
  • Are forests better managed or left alone? 
  • Where should the lines be drawn between property rights and environmental concerns? 
  • Are ESG (environmental, social and governance) policies acceptable standards to use when considering government retirement investments or policy decisions? 
  • Should Biden’s environmental concerns around pipelines and oil drilling trump the previous administration’s policy towards energy independence? 

 

So much more could be said.  These ideas are just the tip of the iceberg.

In public discourse, this subject matter typically produces more heat than light.  However, as a league, we are excited for competitors to bring an atmosphere of reasoned debate to a more tempestuous issue.  Thus, generating the light of truth versus heated arguments.

Resource Library

Check under each tab for helpful information pertaining to the current team policy debate resolution.

Research Resources

Outside of club or class meetings, students spend ample time researching various cases.  Students research both supportive and negative evidence against many possible cases.  It is not unusual for students to spend five hours per week researching information on the team policy debate resolution during the competition season. 

As students research the resolution, they will be looking at credible sources for evidence.  The following list contains several think tank and non-profit organizations that research public policy issues.  These groups represent a wide variety of political parties and beliefs.  They’ll help students as they learn more about the topic as well as different sides of the debate.

Please Note: Being listed does not constitute an endorsement of ideology, philosophy, policy positions, etc.