/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, 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

#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

Member Growth in r/Debate

Yearly
+7k members(11.1%)

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Last updated: June 22, 2026