9 Issues Facing the LD Community
I originally wrote this article for the NDCA in March of 2008. A lot has changed in Lincoln-Douglas Debate since 2008. Over the next few weeks I’ll try to elaborate and evaluate on my statements from almost 4 years ago.
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Drew McCormick wins VBT 2012
Strake Jesuit’s Drew McCormick defeated Aliso Niguel’s Regan Grishaber on a 2-1 decision. The panel for the final round was John Scoggin, Becca Traber and Adam Torson. Scoggin dissented.
More results after the jump.
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February Public Forum Topic Book Released
The Victory Briefs Topic Book on the February PF resolution has been released.
To purchase the PF Topic Book on Birthright Citizenship, click here.
To visit the Victory Briefs Store, click here.
Paradigms and Principles: A Round-Up
Adam Torson posted a number of articles discussing different aspects of judging paradigms with the purpose of coming up with some norms in LD judging. For those who may have missed, here is a round-up of all of them:
Withholding Advice
… Is it appropriate for a judge to withhold advice in post-round critiques so that weaknesses in a debater’s case position or strategy can later be exploited by the judge’s own students …
Ballot Writing
… Should judges write comments and/or a reason for decision on the ballot? …
Miscut Evidence
… What should judges do when debaters use miscut evidence? …
Must Arguments be on the Flow
… Should judges require that an argument be noted on the flow in order to vote on it?…
2AR Theory
… How should judges evaluate new theory in the 2AR?…
CLEAR!
… A. Should judges yell “clear” when debaters are speaking unclearly?
B. If so, under what circumstances is it appropriate to yell clear?…
Paradigms
… A. Should a judge’s declared paradigm be subject to in-round argumentation?…
Paradigms and Principles: Offensive Arguments
This week I would like to discuss the following question:
A. At what point is it appropriate to drop a debater for making an offensive argument rather than simply tanking their speaker points?
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