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How to Argue Significance Effectively - Mark Roose
In my first three years of debate, I thought significance was a useless stock issue. I went so far as to argue that there were four stock issues: Topicality, Inherency,...
How to Argue Significance Effectively - Mark Roose
In my first three years of debate, I thought significance was a useless stock issue. I went so far as to argue that there were four stock issues: Topicality, Inherency,...
Why Good Cases Lose in Elimination Rounds - Mar...
What is the difference between Affirmative cases that win locally and those that win NITOC? The real question is: What kinds of cases should I run if I want to...
Why Good Cases Lose in Elimination Rounds - Mar...
What is the difference between Affirmative cases that win locally and those that win NITOC? The real question is: What kinds of cases should I run if I want to...
Rebuttals - By Isaiah McPeak
My partner used all of our prep time for the 1AR, then walked up to the lectern and said “go ahead, start the time, I need to think a minute.”
Rebuttals - By Isaiah McPeak
My partner used all of our prep time for the 1AR, then walked up to the lectern and said “go ahead, start the time, I need to think a minute.”
Cross Examination Tips
By Nathan Chen Cross examination is one of your most powerful weapons in your arsenal. Yet debaters often squander this opportunity. Here are some common behaviors to avoid, and...
Cross Examination Tips
By Nathan Chen Cross examination is one of your most powerful weapons in your arsenal. Yet debaters often squander this opportunity. Here are some common behaviors to avoid, and...
Speaker Positions
Every single year, my partner for that year and I made an unconventional decision: to swap speaker positions between aff and neg. And every year, I ended up as the...
Speaker Positions
Every single year, my partner for that year and I made an unconventional decision: to swap speaker positions between aff and neg. And every year, I ended up as the...
The Notorious Gamble, Counterplans Part 1, Topi...
In this first part of a long series on counterplans, Brad Tomasovic and Charlie Said go over implementing advanced theory in a controversial prospective for counterplans.
The Notorious Gamble, Counterplans Part 1, Topi...
In this first part of a long series on counterplans, Brad Tomasovic and Charlie Said go over implementing advanced theory in a controversial prospective for counterplans.