American Forensic Association – a non-profit organization promoting excellence in argumentation, oral expression, and public advocacy American Forensic Association a nonprofit organization promoting excellence in argumentation oral expression and public advocacy About Us The activities of the American Forensic Association are carried out in an annual meeting in November of each year and through a committee structure. The AFA charters the governing committees of the National Debate Tournament and the National Speech Tournament two of the nations premier competitive collegiate debate and speech tournaments. These activities are called forensic events from Aristotles classification of speech genres. We also manage the academic journal Argumentation and Advocacy published by Taylor and Francis and cohost with the National Communication Association the biennial Summer Conference on Argumentation Updated 18 Sept 2022 American Forensic Association ByLaws Constitution Committees LINKS AFANST Homepage 2025 American Forensic Association WordPress Theme by Kadence WP .