How to Use Double Binds Effectively
Debate is like a game of chess. In chess, positioning is everything. You can be ahead in pieces and still be losing the game. Sometimes, it’s even worth it to sacrifice a rook or even a queen for a...
View ArticleCase Philosophies, the Why and the How
In almost every single video game, there is an objective. Maybe it’s to capture the point, defend the base, take their flag, or even score a goal or a touchdown. Throughout the course of the game, it...
View ArticleRevisiting The Burden of Proof, Part 1
Fact: during at least one of your affirmative rounds at every tournament you go to, the Negative team starts the 1NC by going over the burden of proof, if they didn’t already cover it during the...
View ArticleAnswering Points of Information – Part 2
This is the second installment in a two part series about answering points of information. The first two rules can be found here. Last article we discussed how to setup points of information through...
View ArticleRevisiting the Burden of Proof, Part 2
In part 1, we looked at the argument for net benefits being the superior framing as compared to the burden of proof in Team Policy. The short version is that 9 times out of 10, the burden of proof...
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