by Ben Brown | Jan 19, 2022 | Concept Analysis, From Advanced to National-Class, Theory
I’ve found that a major downside of dedicating time to speech and debate instead of some other high school extracurricular is that it’s painful not being able to tell everyone about my amazing escapades in certain rounds. Sure, if I played basketball, anybody...
by Patrick McDonald | Dec 17, 2021 | Concept Analysis, LD
I don’t like definition debates. Never have. That’s why I find it such a shame how often high-school debate devolves from a sophisticated discussion about real-world, high-stakes issues into an esoteric shouting match about what words mean. If you’ve competed in LD...
by Justin Marwad | Nov 24, 2021 | Concept Analysis, From Advanced to National-Class, Thinking Strategically
When it’s my opponent’s turn in chess, I don’t just look at the board. I look at my opponent’s eyes. His eyes betray him; through his eyes I can see everything. I can see which pieces he’s worried about, which pieces he might move next, and which pieces are going to...
by Justin Marwad | Nov 20, 2021 | Concept Analysis, Debate Blog, From Advanced to National-Class
“AWESOME!” you bellow out in your head. You just finished writing this epic counterplan, or an amazing T-press. Perhaps you’ve just written a fire procedure or a generic DA that will apply to more than 75% of all cases on a technical level. You’re super proud of...
by Zachary Kos | Nov 8, 2021 | Apologetics, Concept Analysis
“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God – not by works, so that no one can boast.” – Ephesians 2:8-9 NIV NCFCA’s Apologetics questions challenge student’s theology and defense of the...
by Ben Brown | Oct 27, 2021 | Concept Analysis, Soapbox
As zealous a proponent of high school speech and debate I may be, I’m forced to admit that its practical applications have their limits. Specifically, many might argue that those who succeed in speech and debate are able to do so because they develop skills which...
