by Jala Boyer | Apr 15, 2022 | Impromptu, Limited Prep, Speech Events, Uncategorized
Photo Credit: Zac Ong, https://unsplash.com/@zacong It barely counts as a speech category, right? I mean, every time someone lists out the the speeches that they are competing in, they always end with, “Oh yeah, and I’m competing in impromptu”. It...
by Patrick McDonald | Apr 9, 2022 | Team Policy
Well, it’s that time of year again: NCFCA has just released the potential resolutions for next year’s competition. This announcement seems to have released a wave of frustration and disappointment. But that isn’t surprising. Having experienced this wave several times,...
by Nathanael Arroyave | Apr 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
(Image Credit: Pixabay) Before we begin this round- er, this article, I think it’s best that we look at some points of Resolutional Analysis. Let’s take a look at the resolutions presented to us by the Stoa board. It’s important to understand the choices we’re making...
by Anthony Severin | Apr 6, 2022 | Uncategorized
We debaters are taught that having nothing to say is bad. We have been taught that “I don’t know what I think about that” is is not an acceptable response under cross-examination. We are pushed to evaluate and respond immediately. When the...
by Ben Brown | Apr 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
Mere days ago, NCFCA and Stoa announced that, in response to several practices in debate they disagree with, they will be implementing several new rule changes for their upcoming tournaments. In this article, we hope to give you a comprehensive summary of these...
