debate camp
Summer rhetoric program
Debate camp is a summer program, typically lasting one to several weeks, where middle and high school students receive intensive training in competitive debate.
Students learn argumentation, research skills, and specific debate formats like policy, Lincoln-Douglas, or public forum.
The programs often operate on college campuses and serve as preparation for the upcoming competitive season: She spent three weeks at debate camp before her junior year.
- forensicsScientific crime-scene analysis
- public forumSpace for collective discourse
- argumentReasoned case or dispute
- rebuttalFormal response disputing claims
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
affirmative · negative · evidence · cut cards · rounds · practice rounds · ballots · judges · dorms · lectures · drills · tournament · varsity · novice · flowing · case · counterargument · podium
- summer campscounselors, cabins, campfires, campfire, s'mores
- campstent, tents, shelters, campsite, campground
debate campcasual conversation
Informal spoken exchange
bull session · chitchat · small talk · shooting the breeze · water cooler chat
debate campfree play
Self-directed recreational time
vacation · beach holiday · leisure time · relaxation retreat · hanging out
debate campsports camp
Organized athletic training program
football camp · soccer camp · basketball camp · swim camp · wilderness camp
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