Lincoln–Douglas debate format
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Lincoln–Douglas debate format
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Lincoln–Douglas debate is a type of one-on-one competitive debate practiced mainly in the United States at the high school level. It is sometimes also called values debate because the format traditionally places a heavy emphasis on logic, ethical values, and philosophy.
The Lincoln–Douglas debate format is named for the 1858 Lincoln–Douglas debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas, because their debates focused on slavery and the morals, values, and logic behind it. LD debates are
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Form of American high school debate
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln%E2%80%93Douglas_debate_format
date created:
2004-01-30T04:59:15Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T22:43:51Z
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