Psych-E is an electronic psychology journal for undergraduates. They present issues and students write about these issues. May contain information that you can use for your debate.

When giving your talk or designing your poster, check out the links listed here.
This syllabus near the bottom describe the differences between an A, B, or C speech.

American Psychological Association - information on a wide range of topics prepared specifically for the public on mental health such as television and violence, sexual orientation, etc. Also press releases on such topics as working mothers, sex on the internet, memory, position papers on hate crimes, youth violence, etc and information on ethics (in research and practice).

NOAH - this database contains information about numerous topics. I have sent you to the section on mental health, but if you go back a level, you will find information on even more topics. Here you will find information on mental health problems, care and treatment, plus other resources (including family problems, advocacy groups, etc.).

Health Information Services - provides a description, address, toll-free numbers, web-links, publications, etc. of a variety of 100's of different help groups.

General Social Survey Cumulative file - provides data from 100's of surveys on a variety of public and personal concerns. Topics include controversial social issues, family issues, attitudes, etc. A question is given and the responses given to that question. Some surveys have responses from 1000's of people.

PsychWeb - a megasite from Georgia Southern. I recommend that you look at the sections on Scholarly Resources, Self-Help Resources (information about psychological disorders), Brochures (online pamphlets containing links to sites which have large lists of articles, dealing with psychological topics) and Commerce (products and services).

CSICOP - Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal, tells you what the scientific community knows about claims of the paranormal. Includes a dictionary of various terms, on-line articles, etc. You can find out more information on on-line parapsychology resources, other skeptical resources, etc. at Parapsychology Sources on the Net. You might also try The Skeptic's Dictionary. In addition to the wonderful dictionary, you should also read his FAQs.

The tapes that we viewed were from the American Frontiers Program: Beyond Science. There are transcripts, resources, web links, etc.

Different types of fortune telling can be found at www.facade.com. This includes biorhythms, tarot, runes, i ching, stichomancy, bibliomancy, and yes/no.

Some sites on critical thinking that might be useful:
San Jose State University - Various Arguments
Nancy Digdon's site - what is a testable question?
Longview Community College - various fallacies to watch out for