by Allen Scheie | Dec 2, 2010 | From Intermediate to Advanced, Strategy, Thinking Strategically
What would you say if you saw a warrior do battle and lose—because he never thought to use his strongest weapon? What would you think if you saw a chess player who refused to ever bring out his queen? And what would you think of a football coach who never threw to his...
by Isaiah McPeak | Nov 1, 2010 | Featured, Strategy
I was recently asked several questions about disadvantages via emails. There will be more to come on types of disadvantages and fleshing out each of the points below, but I figure it is best to start with an overview of disadvantages and what you can say against them....
by Isaiah McPeak | Dec 29, 2009 | Strategy
So we all know that alternate causality arguments are a powerful refutation. But sometimes we forget the similar argument, which is that there is an alternate solution to neg disadvantages that mean the DA shouldn’t be considered. It isn’t run as often...
by Patrick S | Dec 26, 2009 | Strategy
We’ve all been there. You’re in a round against a case you’ve never seen before. Maybe it’s at an open against a team from another region, maybe a team trying out a new case, maybe it’s just one you didn’t see coming. Either way,...
by Lydia Bode | Nov 4, 2009 | Strategy
Incorporating unintended consequences into arguments is a great way to make them more interesting, relevant, and impacted. If you can link the affirmative plan to an unintended consequence (aff plan does x which links to y as this card says) you’ve got a great...
