by Noah Farley | Oct 7, 2017 | Stoa, Stoa Resolutions
This is Part II of a series on What’s Different for Stoa LDers this year. Part 1 can be found here. Having covered values, we now move to contention-level arguments. Last debate season, for the resolution “The Needs of the Public ought to be valued above private...
by Joshua Anumolu | Oct 4, 2017 | Coaching, Communication/Rhetoric, Strategy
In 2010, Domino’s Pizza company was unquestionably on the decline; beset by complaints that their pizza crusts tasted like cardboard, the company’s stock lowered to the same price as a pizza. Today, Domino’s is the second-largest pizza chain in the world, with more...
by Anna Johansen | Sep 29, 2017 | For Alumni
I’m so carefree. As I walk jauntily into the tournament, there is absolutely nothing to fear. I have no speeches to remember; no rounds to stress about. I have no debate boxes to haul around, no judges to impress, and no high heels to worry about. I’m absolutely...
by emilyerose | Sep 26, 2017 | Uncategorized
The single best way to improve in speech and debate is through practice. Your average competitor takes the first 2-3 fall tournaments to get that practice and fall into the groove. You don’t have to be like them. Ziggy Debate offers 10 online rounds of Fall...
by Noah Farley | Sep 22, 2017 | Uncategorized
It’s been four years since Stoa last employed a fact-value resolution for LD. So most people debating this year will probably have never debated a fact resolution in a value context yet. And while the overall structure of the debate will be similar (you still need a...
