by Isaiah McPeak | Nov 1, 2010 | Featured, Strategy
I was recently asked several questions about disadvantages via emails. There will be more to come on types of disadvantages and fleshing out each of the points below, but I figure it is best to start with an overview of disadvantages and what you can say against them....
by Isaiah McPeak | Oct 25, 2010 | Coaching, Coaching a Club
Here are a few ideas for coaches that I regularly employ in club. Most importantly, over-reliance on evidence will not a winning argument make. The primary source of winning arguments is the use of one’s brain. Start with thinking, THEN look at your evidence....
by Isaiah McPeak | Oct 18, 2010 | Research Tips
Really Simple Syndication (RSS), the orange broadcasty symbol thingy (usually) that you can click on at most blogs, websites, and from google news searches… Do you use it every day? You need to. Last year I showed you how to set this up in a youtube video about...
by Isaiah McPeak | Oct 11, 2010 | Uncategorized
First off, here’s a quick tip for those STILL looking to find a case. Try this search string in Google: “u.s. should * russia” Maybe limit to filetype:pdf or filetype:ppt, but no matter what you do you will find people recommending action with...
by Isaiah McPeak | Oct 7, 2010 | Coaching, Strategy
Not to be confused with Alternative Justification Analysis Cases (AJACs), the “mini-case” format offers more than one justification for the resolution. What? Step back a second and think about what an affirmative case actually is saying. You are showing...