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
Philosophy Books
4 reviews
#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