r/Debate is a subreddit with 75k 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 pf, ld, tournament, toc, and nats18.
/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
PF
: "Resources/help on K's in PF"
4 posts
#2
LD
: "Looking for a LD coach"
3 posts
#3
Tournament
: "upcoming online BP debate tournaments"
1 post
#4
TOC
: "Has there ever been a 9th grade TOC qualifying WSD team?"
1 post
#5
Nats18
: "PLEASE ANSWER QUESTION FOR MY NSDA INFO"
1 post
Member Growth in r/Debate
Yearly
+8k members(11.3%)
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Last updated: October 26, 2026