by Charlie Said | Oct 20, 2022 | From Intermediate to Advanced, Parliamentary, Strategy, Team Policy, Thinking Strategically, Topicality
There’s few things that make experienced debaters happier than a quality Topicality debate (Hereafter referred to by the common debate lingo of “T”). That’s probably because T is so often mishandled by both teams, to the frustration of...
by Ben Brown | Sep 1, 2022 | Negative, Soapbox, Team Policy, Topicality
Resolved: You should get ice cream Mandate 1: Acquire chocolate ice cream at the local Walmart Mandate 2: Purchase sprinkles Mandate 3: Purchase chocolate fudge Mandate 4: Get some root beer in case anyone wants to make floats Mandate 5: Throw an ice cream party We’ve...
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 Harrison Durland | Jun 30, 2017 | Topicality
“Resolved: ‘This house should eat ice cream tonight.’” The government team launches into a well detailed and superbly structured PMC about the policy resolution. They detail how ice cream is tasty and how much they enjoy ice cream. They read conclusion after...
by Joshua Hu | Jun 16, 2017 | Fiat, Inherency, Topicality
In both debate circles and the “real-world”, it’s a shame that bad arguments prevail. But it’s not the blatantly false arguments which remain; rather, it’s the appealing and seemingly simple points which misguide listeners and debaters alike. These arguments become...
by Spencer Kolssak | Jul 28, 2015 | Topicality
Topicality and other theory arguments often get a bad rap in the debate community. Just ask your judge’s “judging philosophy.” They say things like “I don’t ever buy topical counterplans” or “I don’t vote on Topicality.” I find it funny that some people take such hard...
