by Nathan Wang | Jan 15, 2021 | Debate, From Intermediate to Advanced, Technique, Uncategorized
In almost every single video game, there is an objective. Maybe it’s to capture the point, defend the base, take their flag, or even score a goal or a touchdown. Throughout the course of the game, it doesn’t really matter how many kills you get, how...
by Ben Brown | Jan 7, 2021 | Debate, From Advanced to National-Class, From Intermediate to Advanced, Negative, Research, Thinking Strategically, TP
Each year, my debate club requires every student to go through the NCFCA’s “Comprehensive Guide to Policy Debate” curriculum in the fall, regardless of experience level. Having read it multiple times before, I was skimming the week’s assigned chapter twenty or so...
by Kyle Lee | Jan 5, 2021 | From Intermediate to Advanced, Negative, Strategy
Throughout my career in Team Policy Debate, I’ve always tried my hardest to brief every case I could and figure out all the cases at the tournament as soon as possible. I’ve spent late nights after tournament competition staying up to research cases and...
by Nathan Wang | Jan 1, 2021 | Debate, From Intermediate to Advanced, Strategy, Uncategorized
Debate is like a game of chess. In chess, positioning is everything. You can be ahead in pieces and still be losing the game. Sometimes, it’s even worth it to sacrifice a rook or even a queen for a better position. You need to know which pieces to develop and at...
by Kyle Lee | Dec 22, 2020 | Cross Examination, From Intermediate to Advanced
What would you say is the ideal cross-examination? Ideas like “a cross-examination that makes your opponents admit their faults” or “asking questions that strengthen your case” may come to mind. However, there’s a unique feature of...
by Nathan Wang | Dec 18, 2020 | From Intermediate to Advanced, Speaking, Technique
My family and I adore soy sauce. We have soy sauce with our rice, soy sauce with our stir-fry, soy sauce in our noodle soup, and even soy sauce on our desert. Chinese food, (like most food out there) is terribly bland without some form of seasoning to enhance the...
