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{{Infobox company 
| name = Long Island Forensic Association
| type = [[Non Profit Organization]]
| location = [[Nassau and Suffolk Counties, NY]]
| key_people = Lydia Esslinger, President<br>Brother John McGrory, Treasurer
| homepage = [http://www.lifa.org/ http://www.lifa.org/]
}}

The '''Long Island Forensic Association''' is a non-profit [[organization]] which direct high school competitive [[Public speaking|speech]] events.  It is affiliated with the New York State Forensics League.

LIFA is a daughter league of the [[New York State Forensics League]] (NYSFL).

It is co-affiliated with the Long Island chapter of the [[National Catholic Forensic League]] (CFL).

The word "forensic" is an adjective meaning "of public debate or argument." The word is derived from the [[Latin]] word ''forensis'', meaning "of the [[Forum (Roman)|forum]]." The sense of the word "forensic" that means "pertaining to legal trials" dates from the 17th century ([[Oxford English Dictionary]]) and led to the use of the word "[[forensic science|forensics]]" in reference to legal evidence.

==Events==
Each year, LIFA hosts speech, congress, and debate tournaments for honors in a wide variety of events which may lead to qualification for the New York State Championship tournament. These events include:
* [[Lincoln–Douglas debate format|Lincoln-Douglas Debate]] ('''LD''')
* [[Public Forum Debate]] ('''PFD''') (Ted Turner Debate)
* [[Foreign Extemporaneous Speaking]] ('''FX''' or '''IX''')
* [[Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking]] ('''DX''' or '''USX''')
* [[Original Oratory]] ('''OO''')
* [[Dramatic Interpretation]] ('''DI''')
* [[Humorous Interpretation]] ('''HI''')
* [[Duo Interpretation]] ('''DUO''')
* [[Student Congress]] ('''Congress''')

==See also==
* [[New York State Forensics League]] (NYSFL) [http://www.nysfl.org/]
* [[National Catholic Forensic League]] [http://www.ncfl.org/]

==External links==
*[http://www.lifa.org/ LIFA Website] LIFA Website
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20141218010921/http://nflonline.org/ Official Website] Website of the National Forensic League
* [http://www.nflonline.org/Rostrum/ArchiveByIssue The Rostrum] The NFL's official magazine
* [http://debate.uvm.edu/NFL/rostrumlib.html Archive of Rostrum articles] from the University of Vermont's Debate Central.
* [http://199.199.209.250/reports.aspx?rpt=DistrictStanding&year=current&SortBy=district_num NFL District Standings] The Annual School standings within Each District of the National Forensic League.
* [http://www.nflonline.org/uploads/AboutNFL/chman.pdf National Forensic League Manual] National Forensic League Manual, that explains every aspect of the Organization.
* [http://www.nflonline.org/uploads/NationalTournament/ntman.pdf National Tournament Manual] The Manual of the National Tournament, which covers all information regarding the Tournament.
* [http://www.nflonline.org/uploads/DistrictInformation/dtman.pdf District Tournament Manual] Information and Procedures involving the process of the District Tournament.

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