by Isaiah McPeak | Jun 23, 2011 | Coaching a Club, Soapbox
I was recently horrified to hear of a parent telling their child the following: not doing enough devotions at nationals might make God not bless you with winning debate rounds. This is one of the reasons we don’t like Facing the Giants (a movie). God sometimes...
.jpg?resize=210%2C206)
by Nathanael Yellis | Apr 12, 2011 | Soapbox
I judged a debate tournament on Saturday. I enjoy debate because of the creativity bred by its constraints. While talking with other judges, I tried to explain what motivated my decisions. What kind of arguments typically won? What debaters tended to make those...
by Isaiah McPeak | May 5, 2010 | Soapbox
Sophomoric (adj.) /sof-uh-mawr-ik — “suggestive of or resembling the traditional sophomore; intellectually pretentious, overconfident, conceited, etc., but immature” (Random House/Dictionary.com) Advanced debaters — what kind of person are you...
