by Isaiah McPeak | Jan 8, 2010 | Uncategorized
I missed debate club (Vector, VA) last night. Then I got three questions about inherency this morning. Coincidence? I think not. So I decided to answer them here without their permission. 1. How do I run a “no barriers” inherency contrasted with running an...
by LPnelson | Dec 31, 2009 | Coaching
I was originally asked to write about whole resolution cases – what they are, how to recognize them, how to argue against them, etc. But what I quickly came to realize is that in order for you to truly have a firm grasp on what a Whole Resolution case is there is a...
by Isaiah McPeak | Dec 29, 2009 | Strategy
So we all know that alternate causality arguments are a powerful refutation. But sometimes we forget the similar argument, which is that there is an alternate solution to neg disadvantages that mean the DA shouldn’t be considered. It isn’t run as often...
by Patrick S | Dec 26, 2009 | Strategy
We’ve all been there. You’re in a round against a case you’ve never seen before. Maybe it’s at an open against a team from another region, maybe a team trying out a new case, maybe it’s just one you didn’t see coming. Either way,...
by Lisa Alexander | Dec 25, 2009 | Uncategorized
We would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas. I hope you are all gathered together with family and celebrating the birth of Christ with great joy (and not with the stomach flu!). While you are on Christmas break, please take some time and let us know what you...
