by Harrison Durland | Apr 18, 2021 | NCFCA Resolutions, Stoa, Stoa Resolutions, TP
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...
by Jeremiah Mosbey | Apr 10, 2021 | Debate, From Intermediate to Advanced, Negative, Strategy, TP
You’ve just delivered the greatest 2NR of your life. Certain that you’ve just won the round, you sit back in your seat with a grin. There may be one more speech left, but the round is essentially over. You hammered in your points, and demolished the mediocre...
by Patrick McDonald | Apr 8, 2021 | Debate, Negative, TP
“I voted for your opponents because lives are important.” Staring disappointedly at that solitary sentence, I felt overwhelmingly perplexed and perhaps even a tad disappointed. It has happened to all of us: you compete in a debate, you feel sure that you...
by Ben Brown | Apr 1, 2021 | Affirmatives, Debate, From Advanced to National-Class, Technique, TP
Anybody who’s been in TP or LD debate for any considerable amount of time understands the necessity of delivering a memorable 2AR. After all, being able to give the final speech of the round poses a significant rhetorical advantage to the affirmative–an...
by Jeremiah Mosbey | Feb 9, 2021 | Basics, Fiat, From Novice to Intermediate, Theory, TP
If you’ve been in debate for any length of time, you’re probably well aware of the principle of fiat power. You’ve read about it in debate manuals, learned about it in camp, and probably even argued it in actual rounds. In fact, it’s even addressed in other Ethos...
by Nathan Wang | Feb 5, 2021 | Debate, From Novice to Intermediate, TP
Resolved: The United States Federal Government should add more seats to the supreme court. What are your first thoughts from reading this resolution? Well, if you think like me, you’re thinking about all the reasons why the supreme court needs more justices. My...
