Flowing a Round

In debate, the term "flowing" refers to any technique for keeping track of what has been said in a round. There is no "right" way to flow a round. You should do whatever works for you. However, there is one method that is more common than most others.

Many debaters flow rounds using a table format where the history of a point is detailed across a row. Play the movie to the right for a more detailed tutorial on this grid method.

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