Dictionary of Debate and Public Speaking

The Dictionary of Debate and Public Speaking contains over 600 terms and concepts associated with debate and public speaking. Designed for debaters, coaches, and judges, its scope is international, and it includes terms from a wide variety of debate formats. The emphasis is practical; entries provide the user not only a detailed definition of each term but also examples of how the term would be used in debate. Definitions are nuanced so that the user can distinguish how the term is defined and used in a variety of formats.