IPDA (Individual Debate)
About IPDA
IPDA (International Public Debate Association) primarily utilizes a one-on-one debate format in which one debater takes the side of the affirmative and the other debater takes the side of the negative. For each round, the two debaters are given five possible resolutions. The negative begins the topic selection by striking one resolution and proceeds in a back-and-forth fashion until one resolution is left. After the topic has been selected, both debaters have thirty minutes to prepare a case for their assigned side. IPDA debate often utilizes lay judges to adjudicate the round and emphasizes conversational rhetoric. Visit http://www.ipdadebate.info/ to learn more.
Coaches
Sample Topics
- Donald Trump is the most influential candidate for the Republican party since Reagan.
- Britain should exit from the EU.
- This house should go surfing now.
- Torture is never justified.
- The US should reform the criminal justice system.