Lincoln Douglas Tournament Results

Strake Jesuit’s Ben Erdmann champions Greenhill

Congratulations to Strake Jesuit’s Ben Erdmann for championing the 2020 Greenhill Fall Classic! In finals, Ben defeated Harvard-Westlake’s Samantha McLoughlin on a 3-0 decision (Aaron, Randall...

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Myers Park’s Elias Altman champions Duke Invitational

Congratulations to Myers Park’s Elias Altman for championing the 2020 Duke Invitational! In finals, Elias defeated William G. Enloe’s Anthony Cui on a 2-1 decision (De la Llave, Jackson, Rivera*)...

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Intro to Statistics and Evidence – Part I by Eli Hymson

The aim of this article is to equip debaters with some debate-applicable knowledge from the field of statistics. The list of subjects is nowhere near comprehensive but reflects a grab-bag of areas which have...

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Lincoln Douglas Tournament Results

Strake Jesuit’s Ben Erdmann champions Greenhill

Congratulations to Strake Jesuit’s Ben Erdmann for championing the 2020 Greenhill Fall Classic! In finals, Ben defeated Harvard-Westlake’s Samantha McLoughlin on a 3-0 decision (Aaron, Randall, Sims)...

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Lincoln Douglas Tournament Results

Myers Park’s Elias Altman champions Duke Invitational

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Debate Commentary Lincoln Douglas

Intro to Statistics and Evidence – Part I by Eli Hymson

5 days ago

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Debate Commentary Lincoln Douglas

Tips for a virtual debate season!

We know we are entering new territory this season. Jayanne Forrest has offered 10 tips for doing your best during this debate season. Focus on clarity of your speeches more than you normally would. If you are spreading...

3 weeks ago

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Debate Commentary Lincoln Douglas

A Statistical Analysis of Side-Bias on the 2020 January-February Lincoln Douglas Debate Topic by Sachin Shah

Over the course of the 2018-2019 season, a pattern of negative side-bias was statistically observed across that year’s topics. The 2020 January-February topic provides an opportunity to ascertain if the negative side...

7 months ago

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Debate Commentary Lincoln Douglas

The Death of Good Theory Debate by Stephen Scopa

While it seems many rounds I judge include “theory” in some form or another, the content of these debates seems much less stimulating and effective these days, as interpretations have become less substantive, counter...

10 months ago

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Lake Highland Announces Round Robin Field

The competitors for the 2020 Lake Highland Preparatory Round Robin have been released. The tournament will take place January 3rd and 4th in Orlando, Florida. Joanne Park – Archbishop Mitty (CA)Tej Gedela – Enloe HS...

10 months ago

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A Statistical Analysis of Side-Bias on the 2019 November-December Lincoln Douglas Debate Topic by Sachin Shah

Over the course of last year, a pattern of negative side-bias was statistically observed across those topics [1]. The first topic of this season showed with no significant bias, a change from last year [2]. The 2019...

10 months ago

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Debate Commentary Lincoln Douglas

In Defense of Entourage Rules by Katherine Fennell

In Defense of Entourage Rules It is a significant and obvious problem that at tournaments, many of the most preferred judges are on site to coach students but are not in the judge pool. Many of these coaches are heavily...

11 months ago

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Unsung Hero: Mari Ruti

Mari Ruti is a professor of critical theory and of gender and sexuality studies. She is a contemporary critical theorist, heavily influenced by Jacques Lacan, interested in the relationships between critical theory and...

12 months ago

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NSD Poll 10/8

Check out Facebook for our latest poll! Do you have a hard time balancing schoolwork and debate? Vote “Yes/Kinda” or “No/Not really” and comment some tips for balancing the workload! Check out...

12 months ago

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Unsung Hero: Chantal Mouffe and Ernesto Laclau

This week’s unsung hero is a pair: Chantal Mouffe and Ernesto Laclau. Together in their book Hegemony in Socialist Strategy, Mouffe and Laclau make a radical take on deliberative democracy. They are a very leftist...

12 months ago

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NSDeep September

Thank you for all the submissions to NSDeep for this month! We are really kicking off the season with some spicy submissions. Here are our top 3 responses: What can I do to help build/hype up my friends who are smart...

12 months ago

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NSD Poll 10/1

Check out Facebook for this week’s poll!

Do you like the new November/December topic?Resolved: The United States ought to eliminate subsidies for fossil fuels.

Vote “yes or no” then comment why/why not!

12 months ago

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NSD Poll and NSDeep reminder

Check out this week’s poll on Facebook! Would you rather Affirm or Negate in front of a lay judge on this topic? Vote “Affirm/Negate” and comment why! Also, don’t forget to submit your advice...

12 months ago

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