The National Public Policy Forum is unlike any other form of debate. While NPPF bases its’ topic on the current Policy/Team Debate topic for the 2008-2009 year, it welcomes debaters from around the world and across the spectrum of debate/forensic events. Thus, the competition is judged on factors including, but not limited to, well-founded arguments, effective communication and grammar. Arguments do not need to be based solely on topicality, solvency, harms, inherency, and significance.