by Hannah Cavanaugh | May 21, 2024 | From Advanced to National-Class, Moot Court
(Image Credit: https://pixabay.com/images/search/gavel/) “Preparedness is the ultimate insurance policy against embarrassment.” If there is one quote that more accurately describes the Moot Court experience than this one, I couldn’t find it. While being an incredibly...
by Noah McKay | Apr 29, 2024 | Communication/Rhetoric, Lincoln-Douglas
Image from Pixabay.com Abstract Art Backdrop – Free photo on Pixabay – Pixabay Lincoln Douglas debate is mostly about philosophy, and philosophy is hard. Really hard. So hard that most people struggle to understand it, let alone do it well. The most...
by Allie Satterfield | Apr 10, 2024 | Advocacy, Moot Court, Uncategorized
Credit: iStock Do you have dreams of being an appellate attorney? Do you have visions of grandeur where you are cloaked in a black robe of judicial majesty? If so, taking the time to thoroughly craft quality arguments for moot court is essential. It can seem daunting...
by Noah McKay | Mar 25, 2024 | Debate Formats, Debate Rounds, Lincoln-Douglas, NCFCA, Strategy
Image from Pixabay.com https://pixabay.com/photos/glasses-book-education-eyeglasses-1052010/ There’s been controversy in the NCFCA recently about the use of theological arguments in Lincoln-Douglas debate rounds, so much so that the NCFCA released an official letter...
by D. J. Mendenhall | Feb 2, 2024 | Lincoln-Douglas, Negative, Strategy
https://www.freepik.com/free-vector/opposite-teams-activists-with-yes-no-banners_30534343.htm#query=disagree&position=2&from_view=search&track=sph&uuid=ad71268b-5361-49ee-876d-9d8abe568333 Freshman year, going into my second round of the first...
by Hannah Cavanaugh | Jan 29, 2024 | College Debate, From Intermediate to Advanced, Lincoln-Douglas, NCFCA, NSDA, Parliamentary, Stoa, Thinking Strategically
Credit: Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/illustrations/light-bulb-idea-inspiration-light-4514505/) “Narrative imagining — story — is the fundamental instrument of thought. Rational capacities depend upon it. It is our chief means of looking into the future, or...
