DSDL 2 Apex Friendship
2026 — Apex, NC/US
Festival Lincoln-Douglas (Novice)
Abbreviation
FLD
Format
Debate
Entry Fee
$15.00
Entry Limit Per School
8
Entry
1 competitors per entry
Event Description:
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Topic: The applicable NSDA Novice LD topic for September/October; thereafter the bimonthly NSDA LD topic, per DSDL LD Event Rules.
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Time limits: AC 6 min | NX 3 min | NC 7 min | AX 3 min | AR1 4 min | NR 6 min | AR2 3 min | Prep 4 min
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Delivery should be conversational and accessible to a lay judge.
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Competitors should run a value and criterion framework; judges should not penalize novices for imperfect framework construction.