Debate Asks
1. Why did you join?
2. What do you hate most about debate?
3. What do you love most about debate?
4. What is the hardest part about long tournaments?
5. How would you describe your relationship with your team?
6. How would you describe your relationship with your coach?
7. Who do you look up to most in the debating community?
8. Would you describe yourself as a good, average, or bad debater?
9. Would others describe you as a good, average, or bad debater?
10. Do you genuinely enjoy philosophy?
11. Do you genuinely enjoy politics/current events?
12. What was your first tournament like?
13. Will you miss debate when you graduate?
14. What's the most important thing debate has taught you?
15. What would you sacrifice for success?
16. Are you willing to do "dirty" tricks to win?
17. What's the key to winning for you?
18. Do you genuinely like debaters/interpers?
19. What debate event(s) do you do?
20. What interp/speech event(s) do you do?
21. If you've done both interp/speech and debate, which do you like better?
22. Which is harder for you?
23. Which is more rewarding?
24. Do you have a debate crush?
25. Who is it?
26. Do you have special methods for profiling judges?
27. How do you get inspiration for speeches/cases?
28. Do you think debate is too esoteric or specialized?
29. If you could change one thing about the structure of tournaments, what would it be?
30. If you could change one thing about the debate community, what would it be?
31. Has debate made you confront a darker side of yourself that you'd rather not?
32. Has debate shown you some of your better characteristics?
33. What do you wear to tournaments?
34. What's your favorite thing to eat at tournaments?
35. How do you stay awake and sharp at tournaments?
36. What's the worst thing about the off season?
37. What do you even do in the off season?
38. Favorite (debate-y) author?
39. Least favorite?
40. How do you deal with people on your team that you hate?
41. How do you deal with competitors that you hate?
42. What was the most fun round that you had?
43. If you had to pick up a new event, what would it be?
44. How do you respond to success?
45. How do you respond to failure?
46. What's your goal for your entire debate career?
47. What are your goals for this season?
48. What's the most important relationship you have made in debate?
49. If this weekend were your last tournament ever, what would you make sure to do at it?
50. Where do you see yourself when you can't debate any more?
