Breadcrumb Home Debate Articles: Civic Education Read peer-reviewed articles on how Debate helps with civic education. The counterfeit presentment: an early 20th century model of intercollegiate debate as civic education Enhancing civic education through the use of assigned advocacy, argumentation, and debate across the curriculum Speech and debate as civic education The role of debate in cognitive development and development of civic awareness of young people-a qualitative analysis Reconciling Playing the Game with Civic Education in Intercollegiate Academic Debate