Websites

Various websites/pages covering a plethora of topics.

Intro to parliamentary style debate (rules, types of speeches, timing, etc) listed (approximately) in order of usefulness

• https://debate.uvm.edu/meanyparli.html
• http://www.apdaweb.org/old/guide/rules.html
• https://intranet.bloomu.edu/documents/forensics/BriefIntro-ParliamentaryDebate.pdf
• https://debate.uvm.edu/pr0502tunalectureenglish.htm

General (This site has archives of a bunch of articles on a variety of topics like case writing, economics, international relations, refutation)

• http://novices.apdaweb.org/category/articles/

Common logical fallacies

• http://www.cfimichigan.org/images/uploads/pdf/Top20LogicalFallacies-Tikkanen.pdf
• https://web.cn.edu/kwheeler/fallacies_list.html

Cognitive Biases

• http://www.businessinsider.com/infographic-list-of-cognitive-biases-2017-9
• http://mentalfloss.com/article/68705/20-cognitive-biases-affect-your-decisions

Basics of Economics

• http://www.csun.edu/~dgw61315/aboutecon.html
• https://www.investopedia.com/terms/m/microeconomics.asp
• https://www.investopedia.com/terms/m/macroeconomics.asp

(See Man, Economy and State by Murray N. Rothbard in the “Philosophy and Economics” folder if you really want to understand some theory)

Philosophy, specifically ethics

• Utilitarianism: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/utilitarianism-history/
• Kantianism: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/kant-moral/
• Rawls: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/utilitarianism-history/

Objectives of major political bodies

• United Nations: http://www.un.org/en/charter-united-nations/ (Purposes and principles)
• Constitution: https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/constitution-transcript (preamble)
• Look at the key points for Corporations: https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-business/chapter/what-is-a-business/

Forms of Government

http://www.philosophybasics.com/branch_political.html

General Resources/Databases:

• Philosophy: https://plato.stanford.edu/
• Supreme Court Record: https://www.oyez.org/
• Economic Questions: https://www.investopedia.com/

Judge’s Scoring Sheet

http://daneis.org/New_DANEIS_Parliamentary_Debate_Scoring_Guide+Sheets.pdf

Videos

http://www.uvm.edu/~debate/critadv.html