by Isaiah McPeak | May 12, 2010 | Strategy
I recently referred a quarterfinal round at Christian Nationals (college circuit). Most debaters know what they should be doing in rebuttals to weigh. Dan Nadal actually DID it. It’s something basic. It should be something we all know. But I hardly ever see it...
by Isaiah McPeak | May 5, 2010 | Soapbox
Sophomoric (adj.) /sof-uh-mawr-ik — “suggestive of or resembling the traditional sophomore; intellectually pretentious, overconfident, conceited, etc., but immature” (Random House/Dictionary.com) Advanced debaters — what kind of person are you...
by Lisa Alexander | Apr 20, 2010 | Uncategorized
Speech Ranks Why do you want to sign up on the speech ranks site? There are many reasons. 1. Speech Ranks is a site that fulfills a need within the homeschool speech and debate community. As the number of participants has grown, it has become difficult for colleges to...
by Lisa Alexander | Apr 15, 2010 | Technique
Debate begins with the first affirmative speaker presenting a prima facie case. The case usually consists of a discussion on why it is needed, how it will work, why it works, and what good it will do. It stands “on its face” when complete with evidence. It...
by Lisa Alexander | Apr 9, 2010 | Strategy
The key to this last week is organization and preparation. 1. Now that you have gone through all of your negative briefs and developed great arguments, make sure that they are organized. If your binders aren’t labeled, do so now. Make sure your generic evidence...
