by Noah Farley | Mar 3, 2017 | DebateSmart, Lincoln-Douglas, Technique, Thinking Strategically
We all know how hard it is to debate those who have trouble structuring arguments and organizing them. Points are scattered all across the map. In contrast to your claim that they never responded to your case, they insist that they did, and take the opportunity to...
by Noah Amedick | Feb 1, 2017 | Bonus Evidence, Lincoln-Douglas
“I hate LD. You just talk about things you don’t understand and you never get anywhere.” My brother said this to me as we were driving home from our most recent tournament. I asked him exactly what he meant and we discussed the concept of justice. His point was that...
by Noah Amedick | Jan 20, 2017 | Lincoln-Douglas
Let’s admit it: Value debaters have it rough. You see, policy debates have very tangible consequences. This makes their idea of conflict much more defined and understandable. But for value debaters, conflict can be a very tricky idea. Entire debates can revolve around...
by Noah Farley | Dec 22, 2016 | Bonus Evidence, Example Rounds, Briefs, and Case Studies, Lincoln-Douglas
To be honest, I did not want to use briefs for LD until last year. Last year, I collected a lot of evidence so that I would be able to discuss applications, but I would always attempt to refocus the debate on the terms I wanted to discuss; I would try to make...
by Harrison Durland | Dec 19, 2016 | Lincoln-Douglas, Stoa Resolutions, Strategy
The journey continues, and it seems we are nearing our destination! That is to say, this is the second article in the two-part series on the destination vs. the journey with value resolutions. In the first post I explained the distinction one can make between valuing...
by Noah Howard | Dec 17, 2016 | Counterplans
(Just a quick note: Isaiah has written two very extensive posts on counterplans and parametrics earlier on the blog, and I’m definitely not going to try to outdo him. Instead, this post will attempt to cover the main reasoning behind topical counterplans, as well as...
