NSDA · September / October 2026

CURRENT
TOPICS.

Use these national resolutions for current PF and LD preparation. Congressional Debate uses a tournament-specific docket instead of one national topic.

LINCOLN-DOUGLAS

Resolved: Outer space colonization is a moral imperative.

NSDA TOPICS
PUBLIC FORUM

Resolved: The United States federal government should enact a moratorium on hyperscale data center construction.

NSDA TOPICS
CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE

Check the tournament docket for the bills and resolutions to prepare.

Congressional legislation is multiple topics, so please visit link.

TOURNAMENT DOCKET
Practice room

TIME YOUR
ARGUMENT.

Choose an event and speech, then run a realistic practice round. Presets use standard speech lengths; always follow the rules announced for your tournament.

FORMAT
PUBLIC FORUM

Constructive

04:00

Keyboard: Space start/pause · R reset

Need something to debate?

DRAW A TOPIC.

Choose an event and generate a practice-ready resolution or piece of legislation. These prompts are for skill-building and do not represent positions held by the club or school.

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PUBLIC FORUM PRACTICE RESOLUTION

Resolved: Middle schools should require community service for promotion.

A practice opponent when you need one

DEBATE
ARENA.

Debate Arena is built specifically for debate practice, so students can practice even when a partner is unavailable—without relying on a general-purpose chatbot.

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