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The Limits of Speech and Debate: Unspoken Rules

The Limits of Speech and Debate: Unspoken Rules

by Ben Brown | Oct 27, 2021 | Concept Analysis, Soapbox

As zealous a proponent of high school speech and debate I may be, I’m forced to admit that its practical applications have their limits.  Specifically, many might argue that those who succeed in speech and debate are able to do so because they develop skills which...
Purposes of Debate Part 4: Using Pragmatism as an Argument

Purposes of Debate Part 4: Using Pragmatism as an Argument

by Harrison Durland | Feb 12, 2021 | Soapbox

This post is part of a series:See part 1 hereSee part 2 hereSee part 3 here Throughout this series, I’ve been setting the stage for and summarizing Pragmatism as an expansive paradigm/weighing mechanism for a judge to make decisions in debate (among other things, such...
Purposes of Debate Part 3: What Pragmatism is (and is not)

Purposes of Debate Part 3: What Pragmatism is (and is not)

by Harrison Durland | Jan 8, 2021 | Soapbox

In the previous article in this series, I discussed some of the flaws with paradigms that rigidly rely on things such as traditions/norms and rules as the foundational metric for good theory arguments, judging philosophies, or other choices in debate (e.g., which...
Purposes of Debate Part 2: The Problems with Popular Alternative Paradigms (e.g., Resolutionism)

Purposes of Debate Part 2: The Problems with Popular Alternative Paradigms (e.g., Resolutionism)

by Harrison Durland | Dec 25, 2020 | Soapbox

In my previous article I discussed some of the “goals and anti-goals of debate.” It was partially a standalone topic, but it also served as a lead-in to this broader series on what I’ve decided to call Pragmatism Theory (or just “Pragmatism”). This article still won’t...
Purposes of Debate Part 1: The Goals and Anti-Goals of Debate

Purposes of Debate Part 1: The Goals and Anti-Goals of Debate

by Harrison Durland | Dec 11, 2020 | Soapbox

Government team: “The purpose of debate is to have civil discussions about the topics before us.” Opposition team: “No, the primary purpose of competitive debate should be fair competition.” And so I listened as the teams spent chunks of the debate trying to debate...
Updates at Ethos Debate – Welcome Christian Fernandez and Jadon Buzzard!

Updates at Ethos Debate – Welcome Christian Fernandez and Jadon Buzzard!

by Thaddeus Tague | Jun 10, 2020 | Announcements

Debate manager Jadon Buzzard (left) and PHC professor Christian Fernandez (right) will be assuming leadership of Ethos Debate. This summer, Ethos Debate is undergoing some change! I (Thaddeus) have led Ethos for the past 3 years, and just became a father recently....
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