by Dan P. | Mar 25, 2010 | Coaching
This is my first post here… My name is Daniel Pugh and I’m one of the guys fortunate enough to have Isaiah as my debate coach. It’s hard to believe that the debate year is over halfway over. Hopefully you’re having a successful year and learning from all...
by Zack Voell | Mar 22, 2010 | From Intermediate to Advanced, Strategy
After having an absolute amazing time debating and speeching at the Massachusetts National Open, one of the things that my partner and I learned was to point out any possible contradictions in our opponents arguments, whether affirmative or negative. This may seem...
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 Anna Snyder | Mar 2, 2010 | Strategy
So what is the difference between an offensive and a mitigating argument? It sounds like a pretty silly question, but I couldn’t really answer that question through four years of debate. It drove me crazy because I would go to the Liberty Tournament, and the judges...
