FACT CHECK · DEBATE METHOD AND GENERAL FACTS
Claim: Googling during a debate is bad etiquette
CONTEXTTHE ANSWER
NSDA pilot rules 2019-20 (US school debate): internet allowed in rounds to retrieve files, exchange evidence, research arguments. Banned: help from coaches or anyone outside the round.
SOURCE
NSDA Pilot Internet Rules 2019-2020 (speechanddebate.org)
speechanddebate.org
speechanddebate.org
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