The Debatabase Book: A Must-Have Guide for Successful Debate

An invaluable resource for debaters, this book provides background, arguments and resources on over 125 debate topics in areas as diverse as business, science and technology, environment, politics, relation, culture and education. All topics have been updated and new topics added for this edition. Among the new topics are: Abortion, parental consent Children, Choosing Sex of Democracy, Imposition of Factory Farming Failed States, intervention to prevent Foreign-born presidents Home schooling Internment Iraq, withdrawal from Islam and Democracy Just War Landmines, U.S. production of Preemptive War Russia: strong leadership vs. democracy Torture, Use of Warrantless Surveillance Water Privatization Women on Combat Each entry presents: the resolution; an introduction placing the question in context; arguments pro and con; sample motions; and web links and print resources for further research. Organized in a handy A-Z format, the book also includes a topical index for easy searching.