SPEECH/DEBATE PAIRING The semester-long courses Speech and Debate are paired. Students who enroll in Speech will automatically be enrolled in Debate. 

This semester course builds upon the skills learned in Speech. Students develop reasoning skills and practice formal and informal argumentation and persuasion. The course content includes an analysis of standard parliamentary debate techniques. The goal of this course is to enable students to reach decisions based on reasoning and evidence. The skills learned in debate pair well with Philosophy of Religion.