by Harrison Durland | Jun 6, 2018 | Research Tips, Soapbox
I’ll be honest: sometimes, I’m just as guilty as the next guy. Once, it was because I had a looming deadline and no inspiration for a topic. Once, it was because I realized that taking one side would make it easier to crank out a paper. Once, I forgot that I had a...
by Anna Johansen | Jun 2, 2018 | Debate Partnerships, Guest Posts
This is a discussion with sibling TP partners Ethan and Lexi. Though they claim they aren’t exactly a model partnership, they were willing to share a few thoughts on the pros and cons of being paired with a sibling in debate. You’ll notice they talk a lot...
by Elijah Schow | May 31, 2018 | Uncategorized
Hi everyone, On May 17th, we learned of a security vulnerability in an unused section of our website. We have fixed the problem and as far as we know, no personal information was leaked. Thanks to Prabhakar Damor for finding and reporting the...
by Joshua Anumolu | May 30, 2018 | Soapbox, Uncategorized
The debate season is winding down. You probably have only one or two tournaments left. As such, now is a good time for retrospection. Perhaps you barely missed your seasonal goals, or perhaps you met or exceeded them. Maybe you are pleased and happy with yourself, or...
by Harrison Durland | May 26, 2018 | Communication/Rhetoric, Speaking
Specific/Advanced Techniques and Devices After the last post on more general techniques, this post will focus more on the concrete speech devices you can implement. However, as mentioned before, you don’t want to go overboard with these devices or use them without any...