The Oregon Plan of Debate
By Oregon Forensics Forever | October 21, 1926
Quarterly Journal of Speech, v12(2), 1926
Professor J. Stanley Gray published a revolutionary format: the “Oregon Plan of Debate.” It introduced cross-examination and direct refutation — turning debates into dynamic, back-and-forth exchanges. For the next century, this became the dominant style of debate in the United States.
Citation: Gray, J.S. (1926). Quarterly Journal of Speech.
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