Parliamentary Debate Information

Parliamentary debate at the Ridge Debates will follow the style of the American Parliamentary Debate Association. More information can be found at http://apda.online/.

Vassar College’s excellent judging guide is located here, and should be followed by judges at Ridge: https://www.dropbox.com/s/s6u2omosxh9lzck/VassarParliJudging2018pdf.pdf?dl=0

Topic areas are as follows:

Round 1--American Institutions

Round 2—The Way We Live

Round 3—Carbon

Round 4—Revolutions

Round 5—Technology