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 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 Patrick McDonald | Oct 26, 2023 | Moot Court
Courtesy — pixabay.com The first time you learned about argumentation in debate, you were likely forced to sit through a lecture on logical fallacies. In addition to ad hominem and non sequitur, you probably learned about appeals to authority. Appeals to authority are...
by Kyle Lee | May 11, 2021 | Moot Court
“The winner of the round is separate from how you rank speaker points.” A message similar to this is given in most LD, TP, and Parli judge orientations, however, it’s a message you’ll never hear in an NCFCA moot court judge orientation. Why?...
by Kyle Lee | Apr 27, 2021 | Moot Court
Unlike TP and LD, Moot Court in NCFCA is limited to a “closed universe”, where you’re only allowed to cite material in a packet created by the league. Honestly, this system always frustrated me. I’d learn of a case that’d support my...
by Kyle Lee | Apr 13, 2021 | Moot Court
Like any event in speech and debate, becoming proficient at moot court requires practice. This is the second part of a series about moot court, in the last article we discussed four steps to prepare for your first moot tournament. This post will outline three ways...
