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Debate Commentary Lincoln Douglas

Quantifying Skill in Lincoln-Douglas Debate by Sachin Shah

Note: this article was written about a month prior to the 2021 Tournament of Champions. A difficult question for the LD debate community is how a debater’s skill can be measured effectively. This article will...

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Tournament Results

NSD Alumnus Zion Dixon champions the 2021 Tournament of Champions!

Congratulations to NSD alumnus Zion Dixon for championing the 2021 Tournament of Champions! Zion is also the first Black debater to do so in Lincoln-Douglas. Zion is a junior at Strake Jesuit College...

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Camp Public Forum

NSD PF first round of hires for summer 2021!

NSD PF is super excited to announce our first round of hires for this summer! Annabelle XingCaden DayEmily ShiGrace LuckettHattie BilsonIain LawKelly KongMalcolm DavisMarie LowryMatthew XingNeo CurrySam...

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Editor’s pick

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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Debate Commentary Featured Lincoln Douglas NSD Update Staff

Learning from College Debate by Brianna Aaron

March 30, 2019

Debate Commentary Lincoln Douglas NSD Update Staff

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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Debate Commentary Lincoln Douglas NSD Update Staff

A Strategic Response to Resource Disparity- Stephen Scopa

December 20, 2018

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Debate Commentary Featured Lincoln Douglas NSD Update Staff

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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