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= Extemporaneous Debate = (formerly Supplamental Debate)

Extemporaneous Debate is a supplamental event at the National Forensics League National Speech and Debate Tournament. It is open to high school students who have qualified for and competed in a main event at the tournament and who have not advanced past the second day of competition in their main event. The event is modeled after the competition event Parlimentary Debate, which, although a main form of collegiate and world wide debate, is not a main event of the NFL.

History
Extemporaneous debate was created under the title supplamental debate in 2010 and first appeared as a supplamental event at the 2010 NFL National Tournament, held in Kansas City, Missouri. In 2012, a national vote was taken to change the name into a final title of the event and voters chose the nme Extemporaneous Debate as its permanent title. The 2013 National Tournament, held in Birmingham, Alabama, will be the first to have the event under its new title.

Format
Extemporaneous debate has a very unique format that combines multiple events into one. At the most basic level, extemp debate is a one-on-one debate.