by Patrick S | Sep 20, 2010 | Featured, From Advanced to National-Class, Strategy
We have a problem in the debate community. It’s not bad evidence that I’m referring to. It’s not shallow argumentation. It’s not a lack of thinking. It’s not poor judging. Those are all problems, of course, but they’re not the...
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 Isaiah McPeak | Oct 22, 2009 | Coaching
This is a short post on learning. Influences here are classical liberal arts + Dr. Tallmon (rhetoric professor at PHC and Director of Debate, therefore my mentor and boss). The process of human learning is simple but important to break down. It goes like this: First:...
by Isaiah McPeak | Jan 27, 2009 | Uncategorized
When we are aff, neg can’t run both solvency and disads? 9 messages Peter Voell <aliteralist@********.com> Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 9:37 AM To: “Mrs. A” Isaiah <isaiah.mcpeak@********.com> …I was thinking about this last night, and it...
by Isaiah McPeak | Oct 29, 2008 | Coaching, Featured, Guest Posts, Strategy
Dr. Srader, professor at Northwestern Christian University, “What Inherency USED to be,” October 29, 2008 I often tell people that debate is a sport. A day full of debates is physically exhausting, and there are far more things about debate that are...
