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Purposes of Debate Part 3: What Pragmatism is (and is not)

Purposes of Debate Part 3: What Pragmatism is (and is not)

by Harrison Durland | Jan 8, 2021 | Soapbox

In the previous article in this series, I discussed some of the flaws with paradigms that rigidly rely on things such as traditions/norms and rules as the foundational metric for good theory arguments, judging philosophies, or other choices in debate (e.g., which...
Drawbacks of Punishment (Parli Matter Loading)

Drawbacks of Punishment (Parli Matter Loading)

by Harrison Durland | Oct 4, 2019 | Concept Analysis, Parliamentary

In the previous article on this topic of punishment, I covered some of the purposes/benefits of punishment; this article will discuss the opposite issue: drawbacks. Introduction (and topic applicability, briefly repeated):  As noted in more detail previously,...
Part 1 of 2 on Deontological Ethics: an Introduction to Divine Command Theory

Part 1 of 2 on Deontological Ethics: an Introduction to Divine Command Theory

by Thaddeus Tague | Apr 28, 2018 | Lincoln-Douglas, Stoa, Stoa Resolutions

Stoa has released their prospective resolutions for the 2018/2019 debate season! You can check them out here, and be sure to stay tuned for the Ethos Voting Guide (coming soon). In the meantime, take a look at this post that tackles a major issue involved in one of...
Stoa LD – What’s Different, Part 3: The Exceptions

Stoa LD – What’s Different, Part 3: The Exceptions

by Noah Farley | Oct 27, 2017 | Lincoln-Douglas, Stoa, Stoa Resolutions

In the last two pieces, I’ve discussed a couple of things that have changed due to the new resolution we’ve drawn for Stoa this year.  So far, we’ve covered the proper role of values in a fact resolution and the lack of need for applications to prove the resolution....

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