The eight articles in this collection deal with various aspects of cross examination debate and with the Cross Examination Debate Association (CEDA). Topics discussed in the articles include: (1) the philosophy and development of the CEDA, (2) the relationship of the CEDA with the National Debate Topic (NDT), (3) an intercultural approach to value proposition debate, (4) the process of valuing as a test of the existence of a value claim, (5) philosophical systems as paradigms for value debate, (6) the expanded role for cross examination in CEDA debate, (7) the replacement of the word "should" with the word "ought" in debate resolutions, and (8) presumption in the value proposition realm. (FL)