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Civil Discussion Topics for Thanksgiving

Civil Discussion Topics for Thanksgiving

by Harrison Durland | Nov 24, 2019 | Soapbox, Uncategorized

‘Tis the season for turkey, family, and all the conversations that come from families getting together to eat turkey. At least for me Thanksgiving tends to be a fun holiday and I enjoy visiting with family, but I also have seen how discussions can sometimes get a bit...
It’s Time For a Change… In Team Policy Speaking Times

It’s Time For a Change… In Team Policy Speaking Times

by Harrison Durland | Nov 6, 2019 | Debate, Soapbox, TP

When we were on the affirmative, my old high school partner and I would often live or die with The Block—that is, the negative block in team policy: If the negative delivered most of their strongest arguments in the 2NC speech (as opposed to in the 1NC), then we were...
20 Practice Parli Motions/Resolutions

20 Practice Parli Motions/Resolutions

by Harrison Durland | Nov 1, 2019 | Parli Resolutions, Parliamentary

We have previously published some articles that have various parliamentary debate resolutions (or “motions,” depending on your league) that we think can be helpful/fun for practice. This article will be an extension of that series, with 20 additional...
Drawbacks of Punishment (Parli Matter Loading)

Drawbacks of Punishment (Parli Matter Loading)

by Harrison Durland | Oct 4, 2019 | Concept Analysis, Matter Loading, Parliamentary

In the previous article on this topic of punishment, I covered some of the purposes/benefits of punishment; this article will discuss the opposite issue: drawbacks. Introduction (and topic applicability, briefly repeated):  As noted in more detail previously,...
Parli Matter Loading: Purposes of Punishment

Parli Matter Loading: Purposes of Punishment

by Harrison Durland | Sep 26, 2019 | Concept Analysis, Matter Loading, Parliamentary

Matter Loading? In my college debate club/team we occasionally have “Matter loading” (or “matterloading”) sessions for British Parliamentary debate (BP). In these sessions we talk about a variety of topics that we expect to encounter or use in debate rounds. For...
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