r/Debate↗
Debate
/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.
75k subscribers308 posts / mo in Sep 2026253 authors / mosince 2008
r/Debate has 75k members (+11% over the last 12 months). It gets about 308 posts a month from 253 people. Top topics: Debate&Tournaments, Debate Topics & Tournaments and Presidential Debates.
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Top topics
Share of the subreddit's posts
- Debate&Tournaments9.9%
- Debate Topics & Tournaments8.5%
- Presidential Debates0.3%
- Tournaments0.2%
- Harvard & Education News0.2%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- National Speech & Debate Association
- Apple
- Substack
- Chess
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