Speech & Debate
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Speech & Debate is a darkly comic play by Stephen Karam that follows three misfit high school students who form a speech and debate club to expose a scandal while grappling with issues of identity, ethics, and free expression.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Speech & Debate canonical | 4 |
| Speech & Debate (film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13005052 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Speech & Debate Context triple: [Stephen Karam, notableWork, Speech & Debate]
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A.
Dialogue on Oratory
Dialogue on Oratory is a work by the Roman historian Tacitus that examines the decline of oratory in Imperial Rome through a philosophical conversation among contemporary speakers.
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B.
Lincoln–Douglas debates
The Lincoln–Douglas debates were a series of seven 1858 Illinois Senate campaign debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas that focused on slavery and helped elevate Lincoln to national prominence.
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C.
Parliaments and Talkings
"Parliaments and Talkings" is an essay by Thomas Carlyle included in his polemical collection *Latter-Day Pamphlets*, critiquing the inefficacy and verbosity of modern parliamentary government.
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D.
Hayne–Webster debate
The Hayne–Webster debate was a famous 1830 U.S. Senate exchange between Robert Y. Hayne and Daniel Webster over states’ rights, nullification, and the nature of the federal Union.
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E.
Diario de los Debates
Diario de los Debates is the official parliamentary record that documents and publishes the proceedings and debates of the Congress of the Republic.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Speech & Debate Target entity description: Speech & Debate is a darkly comic play by Stephen Karam that follows three misfit high school students who form a speech and debate club to expose a scandal while grappling with issues of identity, ethics, and free expression.
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A.
Dialogue on Oratory
Dialogue on Oratory is a work by the Roman historian Tacitus that examines the decline of oratory in Imperial Rome through a philosophical conversation among contemporary speakers.
-
B.
Lincoln–Douglas debates
The Lincoln–Douglas debates were a series of seven 1858 Illinois Senate campaign debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas that focused on slavery and helped elevate Lincoln to national prominence.
-
C.
Parliaments and Talkings
"Parliaments and Talkings" is an essay by Thomas Carlyle included in his polemical collection *Latter-Day Pamphlets*, critiquing the inefficacy and verbosity of modern parliamentary government.
-
D.
Hayne–Webster debate
The Hayne–Webster debate was a famous 1830 U.S. Senate exchange between Robert Y. Hayne and Daniel Webster over states’ rights, nullification, and the nature of the federal Union.
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E.
Diario de los Debates
Diario de los Debates is the official parliamentary record that documents and publishes the proceedings and debates of the Congress of the Republic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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play ⓘ stage work ⓘ |
| author | Stephen Karam ⓘ |
| basedOn | Speech & Debate ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| dramaticForm | contemporary American play ⓘ |
| explores |
censorship in schools
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student activism ⓘ use of technology in teen life ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy-drama
ⓘ
dark comedy ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Speech & Debate (film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Speech & Debate
|
| hasCharacter |
aspiring performer
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gay student ⓘ school journalist ⓘ teacher involved in scandal ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Diwata
ⓘ
Howie ⓘ Solomon ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 1 ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 2007 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| producedBy | Roundabout Theatre Company ⓘ |
| productionType | Off-Broadway ⓘ |
| setting |
American high school
ⓘ
Salem, Oregon ⓘ |
| structure | one-act play ⓘ |
| subject |
ethics
ⓘ
free expression ⓘ high school students ⓘ identity ⓘ scandal ⓘ speech and debate ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult and young adult theatre audiences ⓘ |
| theme |
LGBTQ+ identity
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abuse of power ⓘ coming of age ⓘ friendship ⓘ journalism and truth ⓘ online communication ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | early 21st century ⓘ |
| writer | Stephen Karam ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Speech & Debate Description of subject: Speech & Debate is a darkly comic play by Stephen Karam that follows three misfit high school students who form a speech and debate club to expose a scandal while grappling with issues of identity, ethics, and free expression.
Referenced by (5)
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