The National Speech and Debate Association is an American student

debating society Debate is a process that involves formal discourse on a particular topic, often including a moderator and audience. In a debate, arguments are put forward for often opposing viewpoints. Debates have historically occurred in public meetings, a ...

. It was established in 1925 as the National Forensic League; the name was changed in 2014. It is one of four major national organizations that direct high school competitive speech and debate events in the United States, the others being the

National Catholic Forensic League The National Catholic Forensic League (NCFL) is a speech and debate league that was formed in 1951. It is organized into regions that correspond to Roman Catholic dioceses. Member schools include both public and parochial high schools. The NCFL r ...

, the

National Christian Forensics and Communications Association The Christian Speech & Debate League also known as the National Christian Forensics and Communications Association is a speech and debate league for Christian students in the United States. The NCFCA was established in 2001 after outgrowing its ...

, and

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. It holds an annual national tournament.

References

* Tammie Peters, Golden High School. (2003)
In Defense of the NFL (and debate in all its forms)
''Rostrum''. Retrieved December 30, 2005.

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of the National Speech & Debate Association {{Authority control 1925 establishments in Wisconsin Student debating societies Organizations based in Wisconsin Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin High school honor societies Organizations established in 1925 Ripon, Wisconsin

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