by Noah McKay | Jan 25, 2024 | Lincoln-Douglas, Resolutions, Stoa
Image from Pixabay.com Stoa recently announced this season’s spring LD resolution: Resolved: National security concerns ought to be valued above individual rights. This resolution will be very difficult for AFF to prove. In this short post, I’ll explain why. I’ll also...
by D. J. Mendenhall | Dec 18, 2023 | From Intermediate to Advanced, Lincoln-Douglas, Technique
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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 Nick Storz | Nov 13, 2023 | From Novice to Intermediate, Specifications, Strategy, Team Policy
Source for cover image is istock.com “Judge, the Affirmative plan is like the four legs of a table. If you cut off one of the legs, the table won’t stand. That’s why they have the burden of proof to show…” Often, as this analogy is given, you can almost feel the eyes...
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...
