by Dan P. | Mar 25, 2010 | Coaching
This is my first post here… My name is Daniel Pugh and I’m one of the guys fortunate enough to have Isaiah as my debate coach. It’s hard to believe that the debate year is over halfway over. Hopefully you’re having a successful year and learning from all...
by Isaiah McPeak | Mar 18, 2010 | From Novice to Intermediate, Technique
I recently went with the PHC team to NCCFI (‘Christian Nationals’) and judged about 11 rounds of debate. My favorite was quarterfinals in parli where it was Grove City on GOV vs. Pt. Loma on OPP (same team that won the tournament). Both teams had one...
by Anna Snyder | Mar 2, 2010 | Strategy
So what is the difference between an offensive and a mitigating argument? It sounds like a pretty silly question, but I couldn’t really answer that question through four years of debate. It drove me crazy because I would go to the Liberty Tournament, and the judges...
by Lisa Alexander | Feb 5, 2010 | Strategy
It is that time of the season. Most of you have already participated in your first big qualifier. Many of you are headed into your second qualifier or to a national open. You have all your sourcebooks, you have your traded files, you have your club files, and you are...
by Isaiah McPeak | Feb 3, 2010 | Uncategorized
We had a heated discussion in club about my position that debaters should not practice arguing things they do not believe–ever. But what if you face your own case and you really believe in it? I maintained that without disagreeing with the idea (i.e....
