by Noah McKay | Jan 31, 2023 | 2022 - 2023 NCFCA LD Rez: Property Rights vs. Community, Lincoln-Douglas, Strategy, Thinking Strategically
Most LD debaters have participated in, or at least seen, an exchange like this one: AFF: “When the Soviet Union attempted to collectivize agriculture and industry in the early 20th century, it led to injustice and inefficiency. This shows that sacrificing individual...
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...
by Zachary Kos | Apr 29, 2022 | Coaching a Club, Speech Events, Stoa, Thinking Strategically
In Acts 17, Paul is in Athens discussing an altar to an ”unknown God.” He recognized the people of Athens acknowledged the existence of a higher power far above their own Roman deities. As a result, he used their culture to share the gospel and to further God’s...
by Noah McKay | Mar 23, 2022 | Lincoln-Douglas, Thinking Strategically
Many (probably most) Lincoln Douglas resolutions recommend “valuing” one of two things over the other. And most LD debaters don’t elaborate on what this means, despite its centrality to the round. The few who do typically appeal to a somewhat vague...
by Jeremiah Mosbey | Mar 18, 2022 | From Intermediate to Advanced, Strategy, Technique, Thinking Strategically
It’s fairly often that I’ll make an argument and practically be wiped across the floor by my opponent’s response. Does that mean I’m a bad debater? Not at all! As much as we would like to believe otherwise, not every argument we make in debate...
by Zachary Kos | Feb 18, 2022 | Coaching a Club, Concept Analysis, Lincoln-Douglas, Parliamentary, Strategy, Thinking Strategically, Uncategorized
How do you view debate? Which type of argument(s) do you prioritize? Have you lost a round on what you thought was an insignificant argument? If there was consensus over debaters’ most strongly disliked reason for decision, it would be the round lost on an argument,...
