December 23, 2016
Bob introduces the idea of enthymemes, suggesting that they pose difficult problems for tabula rasa judges. The question is not if judges must intervene, but how and when?
November 22, 2016
Bob says there are three obvious maxims that some judges aren't following: (1) pay attention, (2) don’t intervene, and (3) judge fairly.
October 13, 2016
In this edition of The Meta, Bob applies the typical pragmatic justifications for plans to the September/October 2016 topic. In a surprising twist, he also makes semantic arguments for plans -- what do you think?
August 3, 2016
In this edition of The Meta, Bob rehearses some common arguments for disclosure in more depth by imagining the same debate in a world with disclosure and a world without it. He then moves on to tackle Martin Sigalow's recent blog post in opposition to disclosure.
July 8, 2016
In this edition of The Meta, Bob rehearses some common arguments for disclosure in more depth by imagining the same debate in a world with disclosure and a world without it. He then moves on to tackle Martin Sigalow's recent blog post in opposition to disclosure.
March 17, 2016
In this edition of The Meta, Bob rehearses some common arguments for disclosure in more depth by imagining the same debate in a world with disclosure and a world without it. He then moves on to tackle Martin Sigalow's recent blog post in opposition to disclosure.
March 15, 2016
About a week ago Bob Overing posted a response to an article that I wrote last year, in which I criticize the way debaters and judges […]
March 8, 2016
In this edition of The Meta, Bob takes up Chris Palmer's idea that all theory arguments must contain interpretation evidence, AKA theory advocates. He also rambles on about why theory isn't exclusionary.
February 28, 2016
Bob discusses Marshall's position on spikes and why it might be too quick to dismiss them as not contributing to 'better debating.'
February 11, 2016
Main Tournament Round 1 Pairings | Results Round 2 Pairings | Results Round 3 Pairings | Results Round 4 Pairings | Results Round 5 Pairings | […]
February 11, 2016
Tournament Results Bracket Finals Valley DR def Cambridge OS 2-1. Congratulations to both Danielle and Oliver! Semis Cambridge OS def Wilson MF Valley DR def Lake […]
January 23, 2016
Bob continues his discussion of modesty applied to ROBs by dealing with objections raised to his recent article by Christian Chessman.
