by Isaiah McPeak | May 5, 2010 | Soapbox
Sophomoric (adj.) /sof-uh-mawr-ik — “suggestive of or resembling the traditional sophomore; intellectually pretentious, overconfident, conceited, etc., but immature” (Random House/Dictionary.com) Advanced debaters — what kind of person are you...
by Isaiah McPeak | May 3, 2010 | Uncategorized
We have almost completed our author selections for the 2010-2011 sourcebook. Some, however, have mentioned that they expected a blog post like last year where we ask for applications. In case someone who has the skills and has been waiting to apply is interested, here...
by Isaiah McPeak | Mar 18, 2010 | From Novice to Intermediate, Technique
I recently went with the PHC team to NCCFI (‘Christian Nationals’) and judged about 11 rounds of debate. My favorite was quarterfinals in parli where it was Grove City on GOV vs. Pt. Loma on OPP (same team that won the tournament). Both teams had one...
by Isaiah McPeak | Mar 16, 2010 | Uncategorized
There were many entries, so judges initially scored all the briefs to create a down-select to 8 final briefs. The initial judging was based on a point scale and the top 8 were above a point threshold with some distance that made a natural break from the others. For...
by Isaiah McPeak | Feb 20, 2010 | Uncategorized
Think about this with me… what are some other words for a “brief”? Either it is “short” or it is from “briefing,” which is how one gets others “up to date.” It’s a “summary”. Here are some words...
