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Purposes of Debate Part 4: Using Pragmatism as an Argument

Purposes of Debate Part 4: Using Pragmatism as an Argument

by Harrison Durland | Feb 12, 2021 | Soapbox

This post is part of a series:See part 1 hereSee part 2 hereSee part 3 here Throughout this series, I’ve been setting the stage for and summarizing Pragmatism as an expansive paradigm/weighing mechanism for a judge to make decisions in debate (among other things, such...
Purposes of Debate Part 1: The Goals and Anti-Goals of Debate

Purposes of Debate Part 1: The Goals and Anti-Goals of Debate

by Harrison Durland | Dec 11, 2020 | Soapbox

Government team: “The purpose of debate is to have civil discussions about the topics before us.” Opposition team: “No, the primary purpose of competitive debate should be fair competition.” And so I listened as the teams spent chunks of the debate trying to debate...
Purist vs. Hybrid Judging, Part 2: Comparing the Approaches

Purist vs. Hybrid Judging, Part 2: Comparing the Approaches

by Harrison Durland | Sep 9, 2019 | For Alumni, Judging/Judges, Soapbox, Team Policy

In the previous article in this series, I broadly described hybrid and purist judging approaches, but I didn’t dive into comparing the approaches’ pros and cons. Thus, I will devote this article to outlining some of the main arguments I see for and against each...
Purist vs. Hybrid Judging, Part 1: Introducing the Approaches

Purist vs. Hybrid Judging, Part 1: Introducing the Approaches

by Harrison Durland | Aug 16, 2019 | For Alumni, Judging/Judges, Soapbox

Yes, I absolutely used to sneer at community judging—as well as anything else that I didn’t see as very flow-heavy and “objective.” Thus, in high school I resolved that when I returned to judge policy debate I would be a righteous and noble flow monk, steadfast in...
Video: How to Explain Debate Theory to Community Judges

Video: How to Explain Debate Theory to Community Judges

by Isaiah McPeak | Feb 1, 2011 | Example Rounds, Briefs, and Case Studies, From Advanced to National-Class, Strategy, Video

In quarterfinals at NCFCA Nationals 2010, Josiah McPeak and Patrick Shipsey were negative against a team that had lost their AFF case once the entire year. Obviously, this team couldn’t be beat on their own ground. Through some in-depth analysis, Patrick and...
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