Competitive Debate: The Official Guide
- ISBN-10
- 1592576931
- ISBN-13
- 9781592576937
- Category
- Debates and debating
- Pages
- 375
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Author
- Richard Earl Edwards
Description
Describes the merits of competitive debate and how to effectively construct and execute a debate speech, using historic examples as guides.
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