/r/Debate/

r/Debate

73k members
r/Debate is a subreddit with 73k members. The community frequently discusses debate, looking for, looking, pf, and worst, and they frequently recommend/review philosophy books, and the most common flair used is nats18, pf, ld, cx, and toc.
/r/Debate is a subreddit dedicated to discussing formal styles of speech and debate (a/k/a forensics) as practiced in high school and college. These include Lincoln Douglas, Policy, Public Forum, Parliamentary, and Congressional Debates, as well as speech events like Original Oratory, Interpretation, and Extemporaneous Speaking.

Popular Topics in r/Debate

#1

Debate

162 posts
#2

Looking For

68 posts
#3

Looking

50 posts
#4

Pf

34 posts
#5

Worst

30 posts
#6

Speech

26 posts
#7

Hate

18 posts
#8

Coach

16 posts
#9

Annoying

15 posts
#10

Struggling

14 posts

Products Discussed in r/Debate

#1
Immanuel Kant
4.0 from 1 review
#2
John Locke
4.0 from 1 review
#3
John Rawls
4.0 from 1 review

Flair Used in r/Debate

#1
Nats18
: "We're going to Nats!"
8 posts
#2
PF
: "PF Topics 26-27"
3 posts
#3
LD
: "LD topics 26-27"
2 posts
#4
CX
: "Why do policy debaters give 1a/2n or 1n/2a?"
1 post
#5
TOC
: "Former HS Debater (TOC Qualifier x2, Greenhill RR Invitee), Current College Student, Interested in coaching K Teams"
1 post
#6
Echo Chamber
: "Whats the best format to write down all your points and speech notes during that 15 minute time period you get to right in parliementary debate (middle school)"
1 post
#7
Tournament
: "Hosting Online Debate Tournament"
1 post

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Yearly
+7k members(11.2%)

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Last updated: June 29, 2026