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Harvard Westlake’s Joie Zhang champions JW Patterson Invitational!

Congratulations to Harvard Westlake’s Joie Zhang for championing the JW Patterson Invitational! In finals, Joie defeated Evergreen Valley’s Saurish Srivastava on a 2-1 decision (Ambrose, Witman...

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Dulles’ Abhinav Sinha champions Bronx!

Congratulations to Dulles’ Abhinav Sinha for championing the 2020 New York City Invitational! In finals, Abhinav defeated Strake Jesuit’s Joseph Georges on a 2-1 decision (Ditzian, Evans, Landau*)...

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Debate Commentary

Intro to Statistics — Part III by Eli Hymson

This is the part 3 of a 3-part series: Intro to Statistics and Evidence by Eli Hymson. The aim of these articles is to equip debaters with some debate-applicable knowledge from the field of statistics. The...

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Intro to Statistics and Evidence – Part II by Eli Hymson

Check out our newest NSD Update article, the part 2 of a 3-part series: Intro to Statistics and Evidence by Eli Hymson. The aim of these articles is to equip debaters with some debate-applicable knowledge from the field...

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Greenhill’s Varsha Gande champions Delores Taylor Arthur Tournament!

Congratulations to Greenhill’s Varsha Gande for championing the Delores Taylor Arthur School Tournament. In finals, Varsha defeated Davidson’s Caitlin Hamilton on a 2-1 decision (Paramo, Williams, Ranner*)...

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Harvard-Westlake’s Samantha McLoughlin champions Yale Invitational!

Congratulations to Harvard-Westlake’s Samantha McLoughlin for championing the 2020 Yale invitational. In finals, Samantha defeated Strake Jesuit’s Joseph Georges on a 2-1 decision (McConway, Overing...

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Strake Jesuit’s Zion Dixon and Dulles’ Abhinav Sinha co-champion Grapevine!

Congratulations to Strake Jesuit’s Zion Dixon and Dulles High School’s Abhinav Sinha for co-championing the 2020 Grapevine Invitational! Additional congratulations to Harrison’s Rebecca Anderson for top...

4 weeks ago

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Harrison’s Rebecca Anderson Champions Holy Cross!

Congratulations to Harrison’s Rebecca Anderson for championing the 2020 Holy Cross Navy and Old Gold Debate and Speech Exhibition! In finals, Rebecca defeated Anderson’s Brett Cryan on a 2-1 decision (Larsen, Sims...

4 weeks ago

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Harvard-Westlake’s Samantha McLoughlin Champions Mid America Cup!

Congratulations to Harvard-Westlake’s Samantha McLoughlin for championing the 2020 Mid America Cup! In finals, Samantha defeated Strake Jesuit’s Ben Erdmann on a 2-1 decision (Chippada, Wu, Narayanan*). Additional...

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Debate Commentary Lincoln Douglas NSD Update Staff

Answering Ks with Katherine Fennell

Looking for introductory instruction or a review on responding to the K? NSD staff member and Philadelphia Assistant Co-Director Katherine Fennell utilizes a popular Kritik from the 2017-Jan/Feb Topic to illustrate a...

April 19, 2019

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A Statistical Analysis of Side-Bias on the 2019 January-February Lincoln-Douglas Debate Topic

A Statistical Study of Side-Bias on the 2019 January-February Lincoln-Douglas Debate Topic by Sachin Shah Introduction Due to the strong interest in the September-October and November-December side-bias studies, a...

February 16, 2019

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A Strategic Response to Resource Disparity- Stephen Scopa

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Intentional and Functional Models of Judging by JP Stuckert

Intentional and Functional Models of Judging Within academic and public spheres, government officials are often conceptualized in two different ways. On the one hand, a functional approach to these officials regards...

April 7, 2018

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Harvard Westlake’s Joie Zhang champions JW Patterson Invitational!

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Intro to Statistics — Part III by Eli Hymson

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Intro to Statistics and Evidence – Part II by Eli Hymson

Greenhill’s Varsha Gande champions Delores Taylor Arthur Tournament!

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