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3 Ways to Spend Time Outside of Lab at Debate Camp

Way back when, my first year of camp as an incoming Junior, I was so confused and lost. My Senior year, one of the big changes I made that improved my camp experience was having a better idea of what I could do outside of lab hours. Here are some things I did.

Lucas Clarke

July 28, 2021

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No More Buzzwords

Debate is being ruined by the overuse of buzzwords. They make the round arbitrarily less accessible to both judges and debaters and are a leading cause of misunderstandings about literature as well as contradictory argumentation.

Connor Engel

July 28, 2021

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The Case for Trigger Warnings

How can we have these debates in a way that preserves access? Notice that I did not say comfort, I said access. The extent to which a debater is comfortable with particular content is not indicative of whether or not that content has resulted in inclusion/exclusion for that debater.

Lindsey Dahms-Nolan

July 28, 2021

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3 Reasons for Ideological Flexibility

I think having ideological flexibility in debate is a worthwhile endeavor. In debate we have this desire to master certain positions. While that is clearly the objective, that shouldn’t trade off with a basic understanding of other forms of debate.

David Asafu-Adjaye

July 28, 2021

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Theory Debates: 3 Ways to Adapt to Your Policy Judge

Picture this: you are at a tournament, editing your “neg doesn’t get fiat” shell to perfection, only to find out that the judge of your next round is a former policy debater. If theory is your A-strategy, this might worry you. Here's a few ways you can adapt to your judge.

Lindsey Dahms-Nolan

July 28, 2021

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A Letter to Coaches: On Black History

I find one subject too important to be excluded from the curriculum currently is Black History! I want to make the case that black history should be an integral part of how we teach debate.

David Asafu-Adjaye

July 28, 2021

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Opinions | DebateDrills Blog

3 Ways to Spend Time Outside of Lab at Debate Camp

No More Buzzwords

The Case for Trigger Warnings

3 Reasons for Ideological Flexibility

Theory Debates: 3 Ways to Adapt to Your Policy Judge

A Letter to Coaches: On Black History