December 22, 2017

Introducing “Multi Shells” (Bob Overing)

Bob forwards a new solution to the puzzle of combo shells. To make explicit that the strength of combo/conjunctive shells often depends on the unfairness of their component parts, debater should separate each part and argue its unfairness as a separate theory argument in addition to the conjunctive claim. He calls this a "multi shell."
December 22, 2017

2017 Blake Finalist Interviews

Note: if you have questions you’d like us to ask, please let us know here, and we’ll ask them during the next set of tourney interviews! Finalist […]
December 19, 2017

10 Things I Like and Don’t Like (John Scoggin)

This season's second edition of "10 Things" by John Scoggin features util debates, the single-season bid record, tournament hospitality, and women in debate.