DATABASES & SEARCH ENGINES

• Google Advanced Search

  • "A large amount of academic research is available online in PDF format.  Debaters...should perform an advanced search on Google and select PDF as the file type.  This will ensure that only PDF files appear as search results." (National Speech & Debate Association)

• Toronto Public Library (TPL)

• Canadian Points of View

• Global Issues in Context

• JSTOR (Access to more journals throught TPL with a library card)

PRINT - Rosedale Heights Virtual Library

• 808.5 ORR Extraordinary Debates

• 160 DIC How to Become a Really Good Pain in the Ass: a critical thinker's guide to asking the right questions

• 808.042 MCB If They Can Argue Well, They Can Write Well

• 303.342 HEI Thank You for Arguing: what Aristotle, Lincoln, and Homer Simpson can Teach Us About the Art of Persuasion

• 371.3028 LUN Attention Please!: making assignments presentable, enjoyable and memorable for all

• 165 WIT Mastering Logical Fallacies: the Definitive Guide to Flawless Rhetoric and Bulletproof Logic

• 658.452 GAL Talk Like TED: the 9 public-speaking secrets of the world's top minds

• 185 PHI The Philosophy of Aristotle: a selection

• How to Write & Give a Speech: a practical guide for anyone who has to make every word count

• 808.51 MAC The Elements of Great Public Speaking : how to be calm, confident, and compelling

• 808.5 LEI Long Story Short: the only storytelling guide you'll ever need

• New: The Teen's Guide to Debating and Public Speaking

• 305.31 ARE Are Men Obsolete? the Munk debate on gender (ESSAYS)

• 160 CRY Introducing Logic: a graphic guide (GN)

• 812 KAR Speech & Debate (PLAY)

WEBSITES 

• Media Bias Chart : Version 4.0

• Munk Debates

• Debate.org

• Debating Matters

• https://www.kialo.com/tour/

• https://www.procon.org

• Five-Minute Debates (Guardian)

• https://idebate.org/debatabase

• Debate Central

Want to Start a Debating Club at Rosedale?

• Canadian Student Debating Federation (CSDF)

• Ontario Student Debating Union (OSDU)