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The National Educational Debate Association (NEDA) is an American collegiate

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association emphasizing audience-centered debate. It was founded by debate educators who believe that the debate tournament is an extension of the communication classroom and that even competitive debates should provide students with skills of research, argument selection, and presentation style that will benefit them as public advocates. NEDA schedules eight invitational tournaments a year, primarily in the mid-west. The association debates two resolutions per year. The fall resolution is one of value, and the spring resolution is one of policy. Several aspects of NEDA make it distinct from other debate organizations, including the ability to decide topicality at the end of the constructive speeches, the ability of judges to give "double losses" in those cases in which neither team argues in a manner consistent befitting a public advocate, closed

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, and a focus on argumentation and delivery. Also, half of all tournament

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s are 'lay judges' - that is, they are not debate coaches. Membership in NEDA is awarded to individuals, not institutions, and all members must apply and be approved the governing body. The intended focus is on the clash over the issues central to the debate proposition. The debate is similar to

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in that it is audience-friendly, but is more formal, and more evidence-based.

History

NEDA began in the fall of 1994 at the Central States Communication Association convention in

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. About thirty debate educators and their institutions left the

Cross Examination Debate Association The Cross Examination Debate Association (CEDA) ( ) is the largest intercollegiate policy debate association in the United States. Throughout the school year, CEDA sanctions over 60 tournaments throughout the nation, including an annual National ...

(CEDA) because they felt CEDA tournaments were no longer conducive to the audience-centered debate to which they were philosophically committed and desired to teach their students. The resulting organization was co-founded by Gary Horn, professor at

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, and Larry Underberg, then a professor at the University of South Dakota. There were quickly nineteen other founding members of the association. In 1999, the Western division of NEDA became the Great Plains Forensic Conference.

Divisions

Teams in NEDA compete in one of three categories: * Crossfire Debate - Developed from Ted Turner style televised debates, this format is more interactive, involves more cross-examination, and emphasizes succinct arguments that get to the heart of the issues quickly. *Rapidfire Debate - The division may only be entered by an individual. * Policy Debate - Policy debate is an American form of debate competition in which teams of two usually advocate for and against a resolution that typically calls for policy change by the United States federal government. Evidence presentation is a crucial part of Policy Debate; however, ethical arguments also play a major role in deciding the outcome of the round. The main argument being debated during a round of Cross-Examination is which team has a greater impact. *

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- Standard cross-examination format of debate for competitors who have participated in six or fewer tournaments ever (including high school). *

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- Standard cross-examination format debate for debaters who have competed at six or more tournaments.

Debate Round Formats

Crossfire: *1st Aff: 4:00 *1st Neg: 4:00 *1st Crossfire (with first 2 speakers): 3:00 *2nd Aff: 4:00 *2nd Neg: 4:00 *2nd Crossfire (with second 2 speakers): 3:00 *Aff Summary (done by 1st aff speaker): 2:00 *Neg Summary (done by 1st neg speaker): 2:00 *Final Crossfire (with all debaters): 3:00 *Aff Final Focus (given by second aff speaker): 1:00 *Neg Final Focus (given by second neg speaker): 1:00 Rapidfire: *1st Affirmative: 4:00 *1st Negative: 4:00 *Crossfire: 3:00 *2nd Affirmative: 4:00 *2nd Negative: 4:00 *Crossfire: 3:00 *1st Affirmative Summary: 1:00 *1st Negative Summary: 1:00

Institutions With Current NEDA Members

* Anderson University (AU) *

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(BSU) *

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(BJU) *

Capital University Capital University (Capital, Cap, or CU) is a private university in Bexley, Ohio. Capital was founded as the Theological Seminary of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Ohio in 1830, and later was associated with that synod's successor, the Ame ...

(CAP) *

Cedarville University Cedarville University is a private Baptist university in Cedarville, Ohio. It is chartered by the state of Ohio, approved by the Ohio Board of Regents, and accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. Established in 1887, the school was origina ...

(CUV) *

Clemson University Clemson University () is a public land-grant research university in Clemson, South Carolina. Founded in 1889, Clemson is the second-largest university in the student population in South Carolina. For the fall 2019 semester, the university enro ...

(CLEM) *

DePauw University DePauw University is a private liberal arts university in Greencastle, Indiana. It has an enrollment of 1,972 students. The school has a Methodist heritage and was originally known as Indiana Asbury University. DePauw is a member of both the G ...

(DEP) *

Duquesne University Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit ( or ; Duquesne University or Duquesne) is a private Catholic research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded by members of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, Duquesne first opened as the Pittsbu ...

(DUQ) *

Owensboro Community & Technical College Owensboro Community and Technical College (OCTC) is a public community college in Owensboro, Kentucky. It is part of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS). Owensboro Community College (est. 1986) and Owensboro Technical Coll ...

(OCTC) *

Saint Peter's University Saint Peter's University is a private Jesuit university in Jersey City, New Jersey. It was founded as Saint Peter's College in 1872 by the Society of Jesus. The university offers over 60 undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 2,600 un ...

(SPU) *

Southeast Missouri State University Southeast Missouri State University (SEMO) is a public university in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. In addition to the main campus, the university has four regional campuses offering full degree programs and a secondary campus housing the Holland Col ...

(SEMO) *

Transylvania University Transylvania University is a private university in Lexington, Kentucky. It was founded in 1780 and was the first university in Kentucky. It offers 46 major programs, as well as dual-degree engineering programs, and is accredited by the Southern ...

(TRA) *

University of Dayton The University of Dayton (UD) is a private, Catholic research university in Dayton, Ohio. Founded in 1850 by the Society of Mary, it is one of three Marianist universities in the nation and the second-largest private university in Ohio. The univ ...

(DAY) *

Fullerton College Fullerton College (FC) is a Public college, public community college in Fullerton, California. The college is part of the California Community Colleges System and the North Orange County Community College District. Established in 1913, it is the ...

(FC) *

Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 38th-largest by area and the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 17th-most populous o ...

(IUPUI) *

Wayne State University Wayne State University (WSU) is a public research university in Detroit, Michigan. It is Michigan's third-largest university. Founded in 1868, Wayne State consists of 13 schools and colleges offering approximately 350 programs to nearly 25,000 ...

(WSU)

Institutions that formerly sponsored NEDA teams

* Baptist Bible College, Missouri * Carthage College *

East Central University East Central University (ECU or East Central) is a public university in Ada, Oklahoma. It is part of Oklahoma's Regional University System. Beyond its flagship campus in Ada, the university has courses available in McAlester, Shawnee, and Duran ...

Eastern New Mexico University Eastern New Mexico University (ENMU or Eastern) is a public university with a main campus in Portales, New Mexico, and two associate degree-granting branches, one at Ruidoso and one at Roswell. ENMU is New Mexico's largest regional comprehensiv ...

Hillsdale College Hillsdale College is a Private university, private Conservatism in the United States, conservative Christian liberal arts college in Hillsdale, Michigan. It was founded in 1844 by Abolitionism, abolitionists known as Free Will Baptists. Its missio ...

* Metropolitan Community College *

Missouri Southern State University Missouri Southern State University (Missouri Southern, MSSU, or MoSo) is a public university in Joplin, Missouri. It was established in 1937 as Joplin Junior College. The university enrolled 4,346 students in Fall 2021. History Missouri Southern ...

Murray State University Murray State University (MSU) is a public university in Murray, Kentucky. In addition to the main campus in Calloway County in southwestern Kentucky, Murray State operates extended campuses offering upper level and graduate courses in Paducah, H ...

Northeastern State University Northeastern State University (NSU) is a public university with its main campus in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The university also has two other campuses in Muskogee and Broken Arrow as well as online. Northeastern is the oldest institution of high ...

Northern Oklahoma College Northern Oklahoma College (NOC) is a Public college, public community college in Tonkawa, Oklahoma, with additional campuses located in Enid, Oklahoma and Stillwater, Oklahoma. Student enrollment is approximately 2,700. NOC bought the former Phil ...

Patrick Henry College Patrick Henry College (PHC) is a Private university, private Liberal arts college, liberal arts Nondenominational Christianity, non-denominational conservative Christianity, Christian college located in Purcellville, Virginia. Its departments tea ...

*Rose Hulman Institute of Technology *

Tiffin University Tiffin University is a private university in Tiffin, Ohio. It was founded in 1888 and is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. The university offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs at the main campus in Tiffin, Ohio; the Unive ...

University of Oklahoma The University of Oklahoma (OU) is a Public university, public research university in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it had existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two Territories became the state of Oklahom ...

University of South Dakota The University of South Dakota (USD) is a public research university in Vermillion, South Dakota. Established by the Dakota Territory legislature in 1862, 27 years before the establishment of the state of South Dakota, USD is the flagship univ ...

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University of Wisconsin–La Crosse The University of Wisconsin–La Crosse (UWL or UW Lax) is a public university in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Established in 1909, it is part of the University of Wisconsin System and offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. With 9,600 ...

Western Illinois University Western Illinois University (WIU) is a public university in Macomb, Illinois. It was founded in 1899 as Western Illinois State Normal School. As the normal school grew, it became Western Illinois State Teachers College. History Western Illin ...

Wheaton College, Illinois Wheaton College is a private Evangelical Christian liberal arts college in Wheaton, Illinois. It was founded by evangelical abolitionists in 1860. Wheaton College was a stop on the Underground Railroad and graduated one of Illinois' first bl ...

Resolutions

* Fall 2022: Resolved: On balance, societies benefit from organized religion. * Spring 2021: Resolved: The United States Federal Government should require compulsory national service. * Fall 2021: Resolved: The United States Federal Government should significantly increase its investment in space exploration. * Spring 2020: Resolved: The United States Federal Government should significantly increase regulations of the Big Five tech companies. * Fall 2020: Resolved: The United States Federal Government is not upholding its social contract to protect its citizens. * Spring 2019: Resolved: The United States should eliminate mandatory minimum sentencing * Fall 2018: Resolved: Statehood for Puerto Rico would be beneficial. *Spring 2018: Resolved: The United States Federal Government should provide citizens with free college tuition. *Spring 2013: Resolved: The United States should significantly increase its humanitarian efforts across the world. * Fall 2012: Resolved: Collegiate online instruction enhances college education. * Spring 2012: Resolved: The United States should significantly increase programs to rehabilitate inmates. * Fall 2011: Resolved: Political parties are bad for effective government in the United States. * Spring 2011: Resolved: The United States Federal Government should legalize marijuana for recreational use. * Fall 2010: Resolved: Increased use of nuclear power in the United States is beneficial. * Spring 2010: Resolved: The United States should significantly reform The Welfare System. * Fall 2009: Resolved: The United States is over-reliant on

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. * Spring 2009: Resolved: The United States federal government should significantly limit the authority of the Department of Homeland Security. * Fall 2008: Resolved: Americans Overvalue Athletic Competition * Spring 2008: Resolved: The United States federal government should make adequate and affordable medical care available to all U.S. citizens. * Fall 2007: Resolved: Corporations exert undue influence over public policy. * Spring 2007: Resolved: The United States Government should significantly increase the acceptance of immigrants. * Fall 2006: Resolved: United States foreign policy inappropriately emphasizes military action over diplomacy. * Spring 2006: Resolved: Non-violent crimes should not carry prison sentences. * Fall 2005: Resolved:

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's business practices are detrimental to the United States. * Spring 2005: Resolved: The United States should substantially reform public

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education. * Fall 2004: Resolved:

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is being inappropriately eroded. * Spring 2004: Resolved: The United States should significantly reduce its foreign

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commitments. * Fall 2003: Resolved: United States

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are insufficiently loyal to American workers. * Spring 2003: Resolved: The United States federal government should significantly increase its citizens' access to affordable

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. * Fall 2002: Resolved:

Civil liberties Civil liberties are guarantees and freedoms that governments commit not to abridge, either by constitution, legislation, or judicial interpretation, without due process. Though the scope of the term differs between countries, civil liberties may ...

are being inappropriately eroded. * Spring 2002: Resolved: The United States should substantially expand its efforts to prevent

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. * Fall 2001: Resolved: A national

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system would be beneficial to the security of this nation. * Spring 2001: Resolved: The United States should significantly decrease its dependence on foreign oil. * Spring 2000: Resolved: The federal government should significantly increase the use of privately operated

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. * Fall 1998: Resolved: Corporate emphasis on

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is excessive. * Spring 1998: Resolved: The United States should abolish the use of peer jurors. * Spring 1997: Resolved: The

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should be eliminated.

External links

National Educational Debate Association
Student debating societies