El Torneo Nacional de Debate Online “TORNADO” es una instancia competitiva de debate en formato Parlametario Británico, organizado por la Sociedad de Debate de la Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María. El “TORNADO” tiene como objetivo principal potenciar la práctica del debate competitivo utilizando las plataformas de comunicación digital, como una forma de adaptarse al contexto... Read more »
Based on feedback from teachers and host schools, all preliminary rounds of ASD will be taking place online. We intend to use the online debating platform Yaatly, an easy to use platform designed specifically for online debating. Students will be able to prepare and debate from their own home or they can debate from one location (e.g.... Read more »
Dear international debating friends This year ARGO Open will be taking place online! We are delighted to announce Kallina Basli, from Greece, as our first Chief Adjudicator. When - between the 4th until the 8th of September Time zones We will be accepting teams from all timezones and we will adapt our schedule according to... Read more »
Debato Debating - the art of persuading others to embrace your ideas - holds a special place in world history. Ancient governments would resort to debates to develop new public policies or solve daily skirmishes. Governance aside, the knack of powerfully articulating your ideas through the use of persuasive words, backed by substantial research is... Read more »
The pandemic disallowed us to host the 2nd edition of the circuit’s favorite tournament: BDC Shevolution, despite our best efforts. However, debate dreams and aspirations and our drive towards ensuring female empowerment and inclusiveness in the circuit will not halt. This time, we’re hosting the nations first ever online inter-school debate tournament for the girls... Read more »
IMPORTANT NOTE: Novice Policy will only debate 3 rounds, on Saturday ONLY. Novice Policy is reserved to students who are in their FIRST year of debate. It is incredibly important given that this tournament is so early in the season that we strictly enforce this expectation. If any student has participated in more than 2... Read more »