Speech and Debate for Cross Examination and Questioning with Nathaniel Fair

Debating for America's Youth goes over skills for Questioning in Student Congressional Debate and Cross-Examination in Extemp, Public Forum (PF), and Lincoln Douglas (LD). This will help anyone in any form of debate or argument you are having.
Nathan Fair runs this channel. Nathan Fair is a finalist at the NSDA National Senior Open Tournament. Nathan Fair also broke to semifinals at the National Circuit and Tournament of Champions qualifying Caviler Invitational National Tournament. He has qualified for the NSDA and NCFL National Tournaments. I hope you learned something from this video.
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[@joselupechavez9203]

I PO’d for Open Congress today and placed 1st in Open Original Oratory! I couldn’t have done it without your videos dude! Thank you!

[@debatingyouth]

First, congratulations on your win! Second, thank you so much! Your support keeps this channel going! What state are you from by the way?

[@joselupechavez9203]

I’m from California

[@joselupechavez9203]

Maybe a cross-comparison of impromptu and extemp next video?

[@debatingyouth]

I will definitely work on that! Thanks so much! Your comment will be featured in the next video.

[@debatingyouth]

What questions do you have for extemp and impromptu? I am filming a video tomorrow..

[@joselupechavez9203]

I’d like to know about the differences and similarities between the two events, how a typical round goes down, and how to succeed in either one. I have some impromptu experience and little on Extemp, so I’d like to see them juxtaposed.

[@debatingyouth]

@@joselupechavez9203 will do!

[@calloutszn_108]

Great a video, and I would love to see a rap

[@debatingyouth]

Thanks!

[@dankio1018]

Create more extemp. Great channel!

[@debatingyouth]

Will do! I plan on getting a extemper from my school involved. And thanks!

[@debatingyouth]

What questions do you have for extemp? I am filming a video tomorrow..

[@johnliu2355]

Gear video I just have a couple of questions cuz I kinda need this for my debate in Congress If I asked them to address another point when they didn’t do it during their speech would that be a strong question for the judge to rank me high Also what if they already shows some statistics and numbers of the amount of people suffering from whenever the Congress bill is talking about in that case can you still ask an example

[@deeksharachupalli7787]

Hey! Sorry if this is a little bit late. Asking them to address a point they didn’t during a speech would still be a strong question because it is likely they didn’t address the point because they couldn’t or ran out of time in their speech. However I recommend that you ask them to address one of your points to further your point. It is somewhat awkward when it is someone else’s point, especially when they have their hand raised for the questioning period as well (they might have wanted the speaker to address their point as well). For you’re second question, I would avoid asking for an example if the speaker has already given them. Mostly because it wouldn’t really faze them and they can just pull a stat that they already said. It’s not necessarily a bad question but it definitely isn’t a strong one. Unless that number is important to show whether the issue is as serious or not as serious as the speaker is making it seem. In that case use it as a point rather than just a clarification question (ex. What percent of plastic straws actually do go into the ocean? If the number is that low, shouldn’t we be focusing on more harmful and abundant plastics?)

[@johnliu2355]

@@deeksharachupalli7787 thank you very much

[@bzuku9554]

wouldn't it kinda benefit them to restate their argument?

[@kirillfedtsov]

Thank you! Those are great insights! We do not practice debate in schools in my country but I do hope to gain some knowledge on the topic. Can you suggest something to read to learn the basics?

[@debatingyouth]

I have not found many good reading on the topic. You can go to debatingyouth.weebly.com to read my debate blogs

[@kirillfedtsov]

@@debatingyouth Thank you! I will

[@shelbykimbark9717]

Thank you so much! I have learned so much from your video! I will be using all of those methods!

[@debatingyouth]

I am glad to hear it Shelby!

[@quinnfitz7874]

I love the name I fw the vision

[@debatingyouth]

Thank you so much!