Every statement.Every stage. 854+ arguments deep.
Browse the full bank of statements used across Beginner, Junior, Junior Plus, Senior, Speech, and Kannada rounds — the exact prompts handed to two speakers on opposite sides of the same argument. Filter by category, jump between seasons, or shuffle into something new.
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One statement. Two sides.
A Verbattle statement is the spark at the center of a round: one proposition, two sides, and a room full of reasoning waiting to happen.
It is improper to call a child innocent.
Beginner
Bright, accessible prompts that bring first-time speakers onto the stage with confidence.
These statements are designed for newer debaters and younger speakers, balancing familiar ideas with enough tension to invite real disagreement.
How the archive grew
Every bar below is one Verbattle season — the taller it stands, the more statements went up on stage that year. Tap a season to jump straight to its statements.
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Every prompt in this archive started life in a real Verbattle round. Register a team, explore the format, or bring the whole archive into your classroom.