PF Argument Breakdown
Having a basic understanding of popular arguments on each topic is important for debaters at all levels when planning cases, writing blocks, or developing late-round strategies on each topic. Unfortunately traveling to tournaments every weekend is wildly expensive, and so are carded briefs.
You may download the following free “briefs” for Public Forum debate. We will have actively updated Google Docs while the topic is still being debated, and will upload a compiled PDF at the end of the topic.
Anyone is welcome to contribute arguments they have heard at tournaments, and links to those forms will all be on this page. Beyond Resolved may edit your response for clarity.
Please note, we make a conscious decision to only provide explanations for arguments, and not evidence, as research is a skill that should be developed.
Beyond Resolved's argument breakdowns are currently sponsored by Public Forum Academy.
Prior to the Nocember 2020 topic, argument breakdowns were made in collaboration with Learn Public Forum.
Current Topic
Resolved: The United States federal government should legalize all illicit drugs.
January 2022
Previous Topics
Archive of previous Public Forum topics & their corresponding resources.
Septober 2020
Septober Argument Breakdown
Resolved: The United States federal government should enact the Medicare-For-All Act of 2019.
February 2020
Resolved: The United States should replace means-tested welfare programs with a universal basic income.
January 2020
Resolved: The United States should end its economic sanctions against Venezuela.
Nocember 2019
Resolved: The benefits of the United States federal government’s use of offensive cyber operations outweigh the harms.
Resolved: The European Union should join the Belt and Road Initiative.