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, tournament, and echo chamber.
/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!"
17 posts
#2
PF
: "RIP Ted Turner- The Force Behind Public Forum Debate"
9 posts
#3
LD
: "Thoughts on NFA LD finals?"
9 posts
#4
Tournament
: "How do you qualify for your state tournament? How does your state run things?"
5 posts
#5
Echo Chamber
: "67 card"
4 posts
#6
CX
: "Why do policy debaters give 1a/2n or 1n/2a?"
2 posts
#7
camp
: "Congressional Debate summer camps"
2 posts
#8
NCFL
: "NCFL Healthcare Public Good AT File Freely Available"
1 post
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Yearly
+7k members(11.1%)
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Last updated: June 22, 2026