by D. J. Mendenhall | Oct 31, 2023 | Coaching, Cross Examination, Technique
https://www.freepik.com/free-photo/african-american-women-sitting-table-near-document-pen-figure-gavel_3741027.htm#query=cross%20examination%20court&position=5&from_view=search&track=ais It’s been said that many debate rounds are won and lost in...
by Noah McKay | Oct 19, 2023 | Concept Analysis, Lincoln-Douglas, Negative, Stoa, Stoa Resolutions
Image from Pixabay.com Lots of people think that this season’s first Stoa LD resolution is lopsided. Here it is: Resolved: A free press ought to prioritize objectivity over advocacy. Why do people think this resolution is lopsided? My impression is that they can’t...
by Allie Satterfield | Oct 9, 2023 | Communication/Rhetoric, Lincoln-Douglas, Speaking, Team Policy
Credit: Pixabay.com Are you a sucker for spontaneity? Do you thrive on the exhilaration that arises from making a spur-of-the-moment decision to move to Australia and become a geologist? If so, my friend, you are in luck. While yes, a fundamental hallmark of debate is...
by Hannah Cavanaugh | Oct 6, 2023 | Speaking, Technique, Uncategorized
Credit: https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/man-yelling-into-a-megaphone-gm877329028-244831820 In the short time since I graduated, as well as my several years in the league, I developed many pet peeves in debate rounds. Some of these included people making super...
by Caleb Stubbs | Oct 4, 2023 | Lincoln-Douglas, Speaking, Team Policy
Source for cover image is Pixabay.com In my experience there are two types of new debaters. There are the ones that have trouble speaking at all. They can’t fill up time and they are deathly afraid of public speaking. Then there are the new debaters who can talk for...
by Patrick McDonald | Sep 27, 2023 | Cross Examination, Lincoln-Douglas, Team Policy
Source for cover image is Pixabay.com. When I competed in the NCFCA, my cross-examination style was fairly typical: I would try to ask targeted questions about aspects of my opponent’s case that I considered relatively weak. My thought process was simply that, so long...
