Current Topics
Policy Debate
Topics for Policy debate change every year. The current Policy topic is:
Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its protection of water resources in the United States.
Varsity debaters may run any plan that falls under this resolution; novice debaters are limited to one of the following cases:
Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its protection of water resources in the United States.
Varsity debaters may run any plan that falls under this resolution; novice debaters are limited to one of the following cases:
- Substantially strengthen federal surveillance and standards for lead in drinking water.
- Substantially limit the use of hydraulic fracturing by energy companies in the United States.
- Substantially strengthen federal standards for agriculture-related runoff into lakes and streams.
- Substantially increase the protection of wetlands in the United States.
Public Forum Debate
Topics for Public Forum debate change every other month in the fall, and every month in the spring. The current Public Forum topic is:
Resolved: In the United States, the benefits of increasing organic agriculture outweigh the harms.
Resolved: In the United States, the benefits of increasing organic agriculture outweigh the harms.
Lincoln-Douglas Debate
Topics for Lincoln-Douglas debate change every other month. The current Lincoln-Douglas topic is:
Resolved: In a democracy, a free press ought to prioritize objectivity over advocacy.
Resolved: In a democracy, a free press ought to prioritize objectivity over advocacy.
Congressional Debate
Congressional debate uses legislation that is written by debaters in Eastern Missouri. Topics for the Spring 2022 District Tournament can be found here!