Andrea Reed Makes Announcements Regarding 2015 Tournament of Champions
Lexington, KY- Andrea Reed in a letter to the LD Advisory Committee makes several announcements...
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Tag: Topic Discussion
TOC Announces Bid Levels for 2014-2015
Lexington , KY- The TOC has announced the bid levels for tournaments for the 2014-2015 season....
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Akhil Jalan Takes the 2014 Battle for Los Angeles Round Robin
Los Angeles, CA-Congratulations to La Jolla’s Ram Prasad for winning the Downtown Pod and...
Read MoreOn Why Debaters Should Make Deductive Arguments Analytically
On Why Debaters Should Make Deductive Arguments Analytically Terrence Lonam As many people know, most of the cases I ran my senior year were largely or entirely analytic in nature, i.e. I didn’t really use cards. I think that,...
Read MoreNSD 2013 Topic Analysis
This year, the National Symposium for Debate jettisoned the traditional, lecture-based, resolutional analysis lecture and replaced it with an online discussion. In this video, five NSD staffers-Alex Smith, Jeff Liu, Larry Liu,...
Read MoreTOC Final Round judge Vincent provides written RFD
Chris Vincent, director of forensics at Fern Creek High School, was on the top of the 2-1 decision for Rebecca Kuang in the final round of the TOC. Vincent, a college policy debater at the University of Louisville, graduated...
Read MoreJan/Feb LD Resolution Announced
From the National Forensic League Website: Resolved: Rehabilitation ought to be valued above retribution in the United States criminal justice...
Read MoreNov/Dec Topic: Health Care
The NFL has announced the new topic for November/December. It is Resolved: The United States ought to guarantee universal health care for its...
Read MoreNSD Topic Analysis Online Now!
The NSD Topic Analysis is now online! Find it at NSDVideos.Weebly.com. Click the “Debate Camp” option at the top, then select the video from the page. Make sure to thank Eric, Rebar, and Emily for helping you prepare...
Read MoreUPDATE: NFL wording committee narrows it to fourteen topics
I apologize for not updating more regularly, but NSDUpdate is blocked at Ben Davis High School. Here are the top 14 topics. This is not the final wording so your edits/thoughts can still be accommodated: 1. The United...
Read MoreTopic Selection Reform: What Should Be Changed, and How to Get Involved
Topic Selection Reform: What Should Be Changed, and How to Get InvolvedArticle by Steven Adler As I’ve written previously, the NFL is in the process of reforming its topic selection procedure, and there is opportunity for...
Read MoreIt’s Time for the ‘Conditionals’ Argument to Die
It’s Time for the ‘Conditionals’ Argument to DieArticle by Christian Tarsney It’s that time of year again! The TOC is just around the corner, with all that that entails, and hopefully if you’re heading to...
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Welcome to the New NSD Update
The Bid List
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Congratulations to everyone who bid at USC; that concludes the regular season! There are now 81 individuals qualified to the 2018... Read more →