December 26, 2014
by Shayne Walton Utilitarianism is a concept brought up by philosophers named John Stuart Mill and Jeremy Bentham in the 1700s and 1800s. The basis of […]
December 8, 2014
Kritiks can be scary, but we can demystify them by breaking them down into their component parts: a framework, a disadvantage that links to the framework, […]
December 1, 2014
Introduction to Metaethics by Marshall Thompson Metaethics (or meta-ethics) can be most easily understood in relation to ‘normative’ and ‘applied ethics.’ The field of normative ethics […]
November 24, 2014
Jargon Plank – Interpretations are composed of one or more planks that prescribe what practices should be allowed. With a bit of practice, you’ll know it […]
November 21, 2014
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November 21, 2014
Framework Preparation Jargon Frontlines – These are pre-written responses against common objections to your case. Out – An out is just an argument you can leverage […]
November 21, 2014
Learning Philosophy The path towards improving at framework debate is straightforward since millennia of philosophers have already done the heavy lifting. Reading a few of their […]
November 13, 2014
by Lawrence Zhou. What does it mean to be sick with the lay? It means mastering the difficult concept of judge adaptation. It means making arguments […]
November 10, 2014
Competitive tournaments are structured fairly similarly. This is a guide to that structure and the terminology used.
November 6, 2014
Newer debaters inevitably repeat their predecessor’s mistakes. In particular, younger debaters should avoid obscure or gimmicky positions. These types of positions include fantastically abusive plan texts, indefensible T interpretations, blatant necessary […]
November 5, 2014
Jargon: Value Criterion, Standard, Framework all mean the same thing. Whereas lay debaters usually are familiar with the first term, most circuit debaters use the latter […]
November 4, 2014
Explanation Definition A counterplan (or CP) is a specific advocacy forwarded by the negative debater to prove a superior option to doing the aff. That might sound […]
