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Legislative Entrenchment: A Case Study in Fiat

Legislative Entrenchment: A Case Study in Fiat

by Ben Brown | Nov 10, 2022 | Fiat, From Advanced to National-Class, Negative, Team Policy

As any TPer knows, one of the most satisfying parts of the preparation process is when one stumbles across a golden piece of evidence, thinks of a killshot argument, or anything similarly incredible that looks like it all but guarantees a win against a given case. ...
Impromptu: How to Become a Champion – Part 4 

Impromptu: How to Become a Champion – Part 4 

by Jala Boyer | Oct 31, 2022 | Impromptu, Limited Prep, NCFCA, Speech Events, Top Drills, Uncategorized

Alright, enough said about strategy and prep work, “let’s get down to the nitty gritty” (Nacho Libre). In this article, we are going to be examining basic techniques for how you can optimize your practice time for impromptu. Practice? Yes, you heard me correct....
Talking about Talking: The Language of Debate

Talking about Talking: The Language of Debate

by Ben Brown | Oct 26, 2022 | Communication/Rhetoric, Lincoln-Douglas, Parliamentary, Team Policy

Almost everyone in the world uses the base ten number system, meaning that the value of the place furthest to the right of an integer is ten raised to the zero power (IE, one), and each successive place increases the value of this exponent by one.  Ten to the one...
Theory is Underutilized

Theory is Underutilized

by Charlie Said | Oct 20, 2022 | From Intermediate to Advanced, Parliamentary, Strategy, Team Policy, Thinking Strategically, Topicality

There’s few things that make experienced debaters happier than a quality Topicality debate (Hereafter referred to by the common debate lingo of “T”).  That’s probably because T is so often mishandled by both teams, to the frustration of...
Please Stop Stalling For Time

Please Stop Stalling For Time

by Jeremiah Mosbey | Oct 14, 2022 | From Intermediate to Advanced, Soapbox

We all have pet peeves, things that to others would simply be minor annoyances, but to ourselves represent all that is wrong in the world. For example, the difference between “I could care less” and “I couldn’t care less” is hardly...
Choosing the Perfect Speech Topic

Choosing the Perfect Speech Topic

by Jeremiah Mosbey | Sep 25, 2022 | From Intermediate to Advanced, Platform, Speech Events

Maybe I’ve gone crazy, but I’m going to depart from this blog’s usual debate content (with a little bit of impromptu sprinkled in) and use this article to discuss one of the most important things I’ve learned in my years competing in speech:...
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