by Justin Marwad | Oct 25, 2021 | Concept Analysis, From Advanced to National-Class, Team Policy
Have you ever heard a negative team policy team come up in their first constructive speech and argue that “The affirmative has a couple of burdens. First, to prove that they are inherent, second to prove that they are significant, third to show that their plan solves...
by Nathanael Arroyave | Oct 22, 2021 | From Intermediate to Advanced, From Novice to Intermediate, Lincoln-Douglas, Stoa, Strategy, Thinking Strategically
(Image Credit: Pixabay) I had finally done it. I had concocted the perfect case, the unstoppable juggernaut that will surely strike fear into the hearts of all who face it. The applications were poignant. The rhetoric was nigh-on legendary. The framework was...
by D. J. Mendenhall | Oct 20, 2021 | Cross Examination
Oftentimes Cross Ex is seen as the time to trap your opponent and get them to concede key information, but when I was first starting debate I struggled a lot with this because I was nowhere near aggressive enough to get my opponent to admit anything they didn’t want...
by Nathanael Morgan | Oct 18, 2021 | From Intermediate to Advanced, Negative, Strategy, Team Policy, Technique
2Ns, listen up. This blog post is for you. Most TP debaters see the 1AR as the most difficult speech to give in a TP round. You only have 5 minutes to respond to 13 consecutive minutes of Negative argumentation, and if you miss something or aren’t very...
by Justin Marwad | Oct 17, 2021 | Concept Analysis, From Intermediate to Advanced
Have you ever been annoyed before by a 1AR who brought up an entirely new response to the link of a disadvantage you presented back in the first negative constructive? Don’t worry, your annoyance is justified. The 1AR’s brand new argument labeled as a...
