While talking to my teammates about my dilemma determining who was competing and who was not, we agreed that the easiest way to answer this question was to look at who had actually competed. 3 Lincoln-Douglas is an individual debate event. In high school, they have value resolutions which change every semester, but they do research and prepare their speeches in advance. 4 Congress is a high school event where students speak about bills. 5 CEDA stands for Cross Examination Debate Association.
CEDA debaters compete on two-person teams on a policy topic.
6 Duo interpetation is considered an individual event. The competitors interpret a piece, reading the selection in different voices as they play different characters and using various gestures. 7 Impromptu competitors choose a topic from the three they are given and have seven minutes to prepare and present a speech.