by Hannah Cavanaugh | Mar 20, 2024 | NCFCA, NCFCA Resolutions, Resolutions
Image Credit: Pixabay One of the most common complaints I’ve heard as a coach can be roughly summed up as follows: “None of my judges bought my framing of the resolution; they’re so biased!” I absolutely sympathize with your frustration. This is a tough...
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 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 Noah McKay | May 23, 2023 | NCFCA Resolutions
freebeacon.com, https://freebeacon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Frans_Hals_Portrait_of_Rene%CC%81_Descartes.png The 2023-2024 NCFCA debate resolutions have been announced! The new Lincoln Douglas topic is, Resolved: rationalism ought to be valued above empiricism....
by Noah McKay | Jan 31, 2023 | 2022 - 2023 NCFCA LD Rez: Property Rights vs. Community, Lincoln-Douglas, Strategy, Thinking Strategically
Pixabay.com, https://pixabay.com/photos/boy-portrait-child-hands-hide-317041/ Most LD debaters have participated in, or at least seen, an exchange like this one: AFF: “When the Soviet Union attempted to collectivize agriculture and industry in the early 20th century,...
by Harrison Durland | Apr 18, 2021 | Stoa, Stoa Resolutions, Team Policy
The Stoa TP resolution choices are out, and there are some important positives and negatives to go over. Thus, I’ll just jump right into the first option: Resolved: The USFG should substantially reform the use of Artificial Intelligence technology. I feel like I...
