by D. J. Mendenhall | Oct 31, 2023 | Coaching, Cross Examination, Technique
https://www.freepik.com/free-photo/african-american-women-sitting-table-near-document-pen-figure-gavel_3741027.htm#query=cross%20examination%20court&position=5&from_view=search&track=ais It’s been said that many debate rounds are won and lost in...
by D. J. Mendenhall | Sep 18, 2023 | Lincoln-Douglas
Credit: Megapixl My mom always told me growing up that you had to learn to follow the rules before you could learn to break them, and this is certainly true of debate. There are many customs and rules that should be followed by the vast majority of debaters but can be...
by D. J. Mendenhall | Apr 22, 2023 | Concept Analysis, DebateSmart, Lincoln-Douglas, Research Tips, Uncategorized
If you have been on the internet much at all recently, you have probably heard of the new AI, Chat GPT. It’s known for being able to produce text that follows remarkably specific criteria in a matter of seconds based on prompts that anyone could write, such as “write...
by D. J. Mendenhall | Mar 23, 2023 | Ethics Bowl, Lincoln-Douglas, Research Tips, Strategy, Uncategorized
Back in 2013, before I had ever done any speech and debate, and when my family was first considering joining the NCFCA, we had a meeting with the founder of the club we were going to join. During this meeting she went over lots of things concerning how debate works,...
by D. J. Mendenhall | Feb 23, 2023 | Lincoln-Douglas, Top Drills, Uncategorized
One thing I found when I was debating is that I often wanted more practice going up against debaters similar to my level, but often didn’t have the forethought to actually schedule practice rounds. While this was annoying, and I have no doubt I would have been a...
