by Isaiah McPeak | Oct 7, 2010 | Coaching, Strategy
Not to be confused with Alternative Justification Analysis Cases (AJACs), the “mini-case” format offers more than one justification for the resolution. What? Step back a second and think about what an affirmative case actually is saying. You are showing...
by Isaiah McPeak | Oct 1, 2010 | Coaching, Example Rounds, Briefs, and Case Studies
I previously posted about how to write a 1AC. To help, I thought I’d provide an example of one of my favorite cases… it won me several tournaments in college. Example 1AC Because American Public High schools could better meet the needs of individual...
by Isaiah McPeak | Sep 29, 2010 | Coaching
How should you format your first 1AC? First, let’s give two example outlines. Second, realize which stock issues are proven where. Third, we’ll talk about the actual writing. I. Example Outlines Plan-Meet-Need case structure looks like this: I....
by Andrew Min | Sep 13, 2010 | Coaching
Note to readers: any other tips you can think of would be much appreciated – please comment! The most important thing I’ve learned is that TP is not an individual event. You can do all the brief writing yourself… but if you do, you’ll probably...
by Lisa Alexander | Aug 31, 2010 | Coaching
The internet is full of free debate resources. If you are looking for more information or explanation about debate, read these links! Introduction to Policy Debate Bruschke’s “The Debate Bible” The Odessa CX Debate Handbook Prager’s...
by Allen Scheie | Jul 26, 2010 | Coaching
Right now, you are either hopefully getting some case ideas together, or preparing for the upcoming debate season (or if you are like me, you were ignoring debate and going to football practice). Before you get too far, you need to think about what your goals are for...
