by Harrison Durland | Dec 17, 2018 | Inherency, Topicality
In mid-2017, I wrote an article describing what the stock issues are and why they are useful. I still recommend that article for a basic introduction into the stock issues, but since then, I have updated my views on the framework. This article presents a newer and...
by Toby Rivas | Oct 30, 2018 | Disadvantages, Negative, Strategy, Team Policy
There’s a common misconception that, in TP, moral arguments and pragmatic arguments don’t mix. That’s false. This article is about the Bad Precedent DA—one of the main ways you can couple your principle-based arguments with a pragmatic dimension. We’ll discuss it in...
by Toby Rivas | Oct 6, 2018 | Inherency, Negative, Strategy, Technique
This is the first post from one of our new team members, sixth-year debater Toby Rivas. Keep an eye out for more practical strategy tips from him coming soon! Debaters have lots of silly quirks–“debaterisms,” if you will. Things like always quoting Ronald...
by Thaddeus Tague | Sep 29, 2018 | Advocacy, Fiat, Negative, Strategy, Technique
This is, hands down, the topic that I cover most as a coach. Every debater, new or experienced, has been in this situation. Listening to the first affirmative speaker (or PRO or GOV or PROP), and recognizing that not only do you NOT have any prepped material on what...
by Anna Johansen | May 9, 2018 | Team Policy
The saga continues. We now turn to NCFCA’s proposed debate resolutions for the 2018-2019 season. A. Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially reform its policy toward one or more of the countries in the Economic Community of West African...
by Harrison Durland | Mar 28, 2018 | Disadvantages, Strategy
Nuclear war usually appears in debate rounds about as often as Hitler: with absurd frequency. In this post, Harrison finishes discussing another technique for responding to nuclear disadvantages. Read part one here. The arguments are generally wrong/invalid This...
