A Pessimistic View of Norms in LD by Salim Damerdji
Many LDers believe that the activity improves with time. The conventional wisdom goes something...
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Head 2 Head: Is the Judge an Educator?
This is NSD Update’s Head to Head! Two people will argue back and forth on a controversial...
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Head 2 Head Returns: Fairness First
After a three year hiatus, NSD Update’s Head to Head Series Returns! Two people will argue...
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An Alternative View of Offense/Defense by Michael Bogaty
An Alternative View of Offense/Defense by Michael Bogaty with significant contributions by Rahul...
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Disclosure and Creativity by Martin Sigalow
Introduction This is the first of a few articles I will write criticizing disclosure as a norm in...
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Slaying the Dragon: An Argument Against Out-of-Round Theory
Slaying the Dragon: An Argument Against Out-of-Round Theory by Chris Kymn Opening Remarks...
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How Do I Reach These Kids?: An Affirmation of Polyvocal Debate by Ben Koh & Rebar Niemi
How Do I Reach These Kids?: An Affirmation of Polyvocal Debate By Ben Koh & Rebar Niemi For as...
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The Role of the Judge by David Branse (Part 2)
The Role of the Judge (Part 2) By David Branse 5) Practical Considerations In this section, I...
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The Role of the Judge By David Branse (Part One)
The Role of the Judge By David Branse 1) Introduction This paper offers an interpretation of the...
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Miscellaneous Thoughts from the Disorganized Mind of Marshall Thompson
So my flight out of LaGuardia was canceled last night, and rather than using my time productively,...
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Are Judges Just Guessing? A Statistical Analysis of LD Elimination Round Panels by Steven Adler
Are Judges Just Guessing?: A Statistical Analysis of LD Elimination Round Panels By Steven Adler...
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In Defense of Topical Switch-Side Debate
Requiring debaters to debate the resolution isn’t unfairly exclusionary, nor does it preclude...
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