by Hannah Cavanaugh | Dec 10, 2023 | Communication/Rhetoric, Cross Examination, From Advanced to National-Class, Lincoln-Douglas, Strategy, Team Policy, Technique, Thinking Strategically, Uncategorized
One thing I’ve noticed in my short time on the other side of competition is how useless cross-examination often becomes. In my experience, it is usually used as a short conversation to get to know your opponent, to have them repeat what they just spent the last 6-8...
by Patrick McDonald | Nov 30, 2023 | Lincoln-Douglas, Team Policy
Courtesy — pixabay.com Many skills are useful in debate. Among them are sounding confident, speaking smoothly, thinking well on the fly, and effectively researching a case. You can and should attempt to improve your capability in all of those areas—they are all...
by Allie Satterfield | Nov 7, 2023 | Lincoln-Douglas, Parliamentary, Team Policy
Credit: Pixabay It has happened to the best of us. You are in a round and have constructed a killer argument that bolsters your position tenfold. You deliver it beautifully in your first constructive, but low and behold looking back over your flow after the round you...
by Hannah Cavanaugh | Nov 1, 2023 | Lincoln-Douglas, Parliamentary, Team Policy, Technique, Thinking Strategically, Uncategorized
Picture Credit – https://pixabay.com/photos/floor-plan-construction-building-1857175/ Out of the 5 speaker categories on every debate ballot, one of the most undervalued (at least in my opinion) is that of organization. While every original constructive...
by Noah McKay | Oct 19, 2023 | Concept Analysis, Lincoln-Douglas, Negative, Stoa, Stoa Resolutions
Image from Pixabay.com Lots of people think that this season’s first Stoa LD resolution is lopsided. Here it is: Resolved: A free press ought to prioritize objectivity over advocacy. Why do people think this resolution is lopsided? My impression is that they can’t...
by Allie Satterfield | Oct 9, 2023 | Communication/Rhetoric, Lincoln-Douglas, Speaking, Team Policy
Credit: Pixabay.com Are you a sucker for spontaneity? Do you thrive on the exhilaration that arises from making a spur-of-the-moment decision to move to Australia and become a geologist? If so, my friend, you are in luck. While yes, a fundamental hallmark of debate is...
