Index
- Affirmatives
- Coaching
- Debate in perspective
- Delivery technique
- Guest posts
- Parliamentary
- Research and evidence
- Resolution specific
- Strategy
- Theory
- Tournament administration
1. Affirmatives
1AC Writing Tutorial: Which Stock Issues Where
A Caution for Early Case-Finders
Affirmative In-Round Mechanics
Example 1AC: Improve Your Casewriting
How to Write a Mini-Case 1AC Structure
Multiple Case Versions for Your Judges
The Building Blocks to a Successful 1AC
Three Ways to Improve Your 1AC
When to Dump Your Case: the Why and How of Saying Goodbye
Whole Resolution Cases: The Whys & Wherefores
2. Coaching
1 Hour Teaching Debate to Novices
5 Debate Things to do Over Christmas Break
Debate Coaching Plans at Vector
How to Help Students Only Make Winning Arguments
How to Run a Club Research Ring
NCFCA Nationals: Evidence Cop Edition
Real World Debate, Part 1: Don’t Be Nerdly
Real World Debate, Part 2: Build Your Knowledge
Real World Debate, Part 3: Communicate Clearly
Real World Debate, Part 4: Approaching Competition
Recommended Reading: The Art of Cross-Examination
Strength Through Unity: Prep Time Before the Meet
Those Weird Kids in the Corner
Two Is Better Than One: Balancing Your Debating
3. Debate in perspective
The Things Competitive Debate Teaches
Winning Debate and “Being Good” Aren’t Linked
4. Delivery technique
10 Ways to Improve the “I am a Professional” Image
Deep Thought: Improving Your Knowledge Base
How To Become a Better Debater
Imitate Content First and Form Second
To 1Ns: Don’t Forget Your Brain
Video: How NOT To Give a Passionate Speech
Which Is Best: The Battle Between Organization and Persuasion
5. Guest posts
Dr. Doyle Srader: Getting Started with a New Debate Topic
Dr. Doyle Srader: What Inherency Used to Be
Dr. James Tallmon: “Debate Theory” May, in Fact, Not Be
Emily Apgar: A Novice Year in Review: Improvement is a Relative Term
Video: Dr. James Tallmon: Art vs. Intuition
6. Parliamentary
Parli Round: Bode/Voell vs. McPeak/Voell
Parli Round: Carrilo/Escobar vs. Enos/Griffith
Parli Round: Farah/McPeak vs. Lichlyter/Vellalos
Parli Round: Snyder/Lichlyter vs. McPeak/Vellalos
7. Research and evidence
GAO Reports Contain Case Advocacy/Solvency Barriers
Generating Content for Debate Briefs
Good Tagging Comes from the Card
Planet Debate: Eight Ways to Improve Research Efficiency
Research: Utilizing the Blogosphere
Tricking Out Your Firefox, Part 1
Tricking Out Your Firefox, Part 2
Why You Need to Use RSS, and How to Configure a Reader
8. Resolution specific
Revenue generation
Analysis of the Stoa Resolution on Revenue Generation
Russia
1AC Contest Winner: The Dire Doctrine – Jonathan Edelblut
30 Acronyms You Need to Know About US-Russian Policy
Hitting the Ground Running: Tips for 2010
Semifinals Video: Brains, Not Briefs, Beat the Best
Semifinals Video: Repeal START
Solzhenitsyn, Trust, Resolutional Analysis’s, And More
The Number One Strategy for Success Russia Year
Environment
Environmental Federalism Musings
The Most Experimental Beats: Patrick’s Favorite Cases
Video: How to Explain Debate Theory to Community Judges
Video: Isaiah vs. Bode/Voell: Environmental Federalism
Video: Pugh/Snyder vs. McPeak/McPeak, GMOs
Zack’s Favorite Cases, Environment Year
India
Intelligence Sharing Means What
Video: Finals, Snyder/Snyder vs. McPeak Trefzger, H1-B
Video: Quarterfinals, Voell/Voell vs. Aluri/Lonon, Kashmir
Immigration
Daniel Griswold on Illegal Immigration
Mr. Farah on Illegal Immigration
9. Strategy
3 Reasons to Use Value in Policy
Alternate Causality as Aff Solution
Big Idea: Spending Arguments that Don’t Stink!
Crash-Course: The Case for Shell and Extend
Cross-Examination from the Pro
How Isaiah Really Wins a Debate Round
How to Argue Against Mandates with Goals, not Policies
Impact Calculus: Not Just a Mental Exercise
It’s the Little Things in Life: Two Types of Arguments
Multiple Alternate Cause Arguments
Taking Risks Example: Semifinals Prep at Nationals
The 1NR Revisited: The Nail in the Coffin
The Kind of Evidence to Put In a Masking DA
The Negatives That Are Just Plain Wrong
Video: What Makes a Good Rebuttal
10. Theory
Advocacy
Do I Need a Specific Plan Advocate: An Argument For Advocacy
Counterplans
A COG/Ethos Discussion: Parametrics vs. Topical Counterplans, Part 1
A COG/Ethos Discussion: Parametrics vs. Topical Counterplans, Part 2
Disadvantages
Overview of a Disadvantage and How to Respond
Unintended Consequences: Strategy Notes & Examples
Fiat
Fiating the Supreme Court: An Argument Against
Funding
Generic
Inherency
Kritiks
Quick Kritik Responses: An Example
Specifications
Games People Play: Do You Believe It
What “Timeline” Should I Put in My Mandates
Topicality
A Topicality Dictionary: A Hitchhiker’s Guide Through Topicality
Dictionaries and How Definitions Work
Topicality for Dummies: The Basics
11. Tournament administration
A Different Way to Run a Tournament – “Fun Tournament” Feedback