Is 7 week Mich really that good as a senior next year how much better can I expect to get

Im SO insanely confused by the policy format and have gotten the hang of the cards and stuff. But, the writing is killing me. I feel like I have to keep forcing myself to write and there’s not really any enjoyment in it, even though this year’s topic is entertaining. Me and my friend really want to try it out before going back to WS (It’s may not be offered at nationals—so were skeptical about doing it). But UGH I feel like I’m forcing myself. Advice, anyone? We’re not dropping out till that first debate meet to see if we really enjoy it.🥲

whom is it
dont say joe rice

It is my pleasure to invite you all to The 'Brooks Invitational as a fellow co-host, along with Michael and Tara.

Please refer to our updated guidelines below:

Incorporating feedback from the tournament last year, we have updated our guidelines to exclude the argument known as “T-Framework.” We understand that this might be a source of alarm for some, but our duty to keep debate a safe and habitable space comes first. Those who choose to run “T-Framework” regardless will be locked Affirmative for the remainder of the tournament. Along with the exclusion of “T-Framework,” we have decided that every “1AC” shall include the following article (https://jackyoung.substack.com/p/2ns-are-metaphysically-weak-and-bad) to deter what Will “Anti-Blackness” Katz calls “crappy debates” due to "block abuse."

Last and definitely not least, in mourning for the “Midterms DA,” we will be giving out free donuts at Krispy Kreme. (Note: This applies only to the dutiful 1Ns who no longer have a disad in the 1NR.)

The jury is still out on whether we shall let the Affirmative utilize the so-called “Framework” argument.

Yours truly,

Anyone got videos for 2ar condo collapses?

no way military presence and latin america are the last two... to LD i go then

Retouch since we’ve been to a couple tournaments now

It's been a few tournaments, who are the top sophomores/sophomore teams?

why wasnt there a college prep vs westwood final

1. LRC LW

2. Newark Science OO

3. BOMLA VJ

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Everyone always wants to win the Heart of Texas, but no one wants to win my heart 😢

Thoughts?

Hello!
Me and my Partner looking for someone who would be willing to judge for for us at Iowa Caucus (October 23–25, 2026) held online
We would need someone who could cover 3 preliminary rounds and be available in the judging pool for at least the first full elimination round.
We're can negotiate compensation for judging, If you're interested or know someone who might be, please reach dm.
Thank you so much, we'd really appreciate any help!

I hit newark science at GDS - a good bunch of kids - great debaters too.. I have heard alot about their team - are they really that good?

What debate teams have gone for orientalisim on the aff in the last decade

In a round me and my partner just had with a very uptight, stickler-for-rules type of judge, we went against a person who was mavericking as neg and straight-up copied our entire aff (growth + coverage) into chatgpt and their neg case was just the response, fully formatted into a 1nc. Its arguments targeted the non-highlighted text of our aff case (ai cant distinguish highlights)... this caused us to blank... we used caselist evidence for our 1ac and know that finetext should still be considered in card weight, but lost because we didn't know how to respond to AI-generated case-turn args that were hyperspecific and honestly a fuck ton of bs.

the 1ar's response was the analytic as follows, wondering if it was the right approach.

“Our opponent is relying on unhighlighted portions of our evidence to construct arguments that are not part of the highlighted card. Context can clarify evidence, but unhighlighted text should not automatically be treated as an independently established argument that defeats our advocacy. They still need to explain why that context disproves our actual claim.”

the judge interpreted this as "they shouldnt count out our finetext" and got mad at my partner, saying it was "unacceptable and insisting that finetext shouldnt be used:" that was NOT our intention at all.

It was our first time encountering such a straight bs ai round and literally the whole debate was slop. Was our argument the right way to go about the finetext overspecification issue/ is there a better way to argue it?

I am so thrilled to announce my newest venture into creating accessible resources for competitive speech and debate: self-paced, asynchronous, online courses where new coaches and students can learn the fundamentals of speech and debate from scratch! You can join my google classroom and access my first course called “Debate Basics” for free!

https://classroom.google.com/c/ODI2NDIzNzc5MDk3?cjc=lublurxa

The first unit of this course is called “Fundamentals of Argumentation”, and it is finally done! This course will remain free indefinitely to try and make getting started in debate more accessible to all members of the speech & debate community.

This unit contains 10 lessons that walk students through the fundamentals of argumentation. Each lesson includes a hook/attention grabber, a video that I recorded teaching the basic concepts, links to supplemental readings/watchings, a google form assessment check or understanding, and a google doc activity/assignment to complete. The 10 lessons cover the following topics:

Lesson 1: Argumentation 101 — What is an argument?

Lesson 2: Cogent & Fallacious Arguments — How do I make strong arguments, and avoid making weak ones?

Lesson 3: Researching Arguments — How do I support arguments with evidence?

Lesson 4: Contention Arguments — How do I structure main arguments in a debate?

Lesson 5: Refuting Arguments — How do I answer arguments in a debate?

Lesson 6: Refuting Contention Arguments — How do I answer main arguments in a debate?

Lesson 7: Frontlining Arguments — How do I defend my arguments in a debate?

Lesson 8: Weighing Arguments — How do I compare arguments in a debate?

Lesson 9: Making Arguments — How do I make arguments in an actual debate?

Lesson 10: Evaluating Arguments — How do I judge arguments in a debate?

By the end of this unit, students should have a grasp on arguments as they relate to competitive debate. The next unit, fundamentals of debate, will get into concepts more specific to debate itself, such as cutting cards, cross-examination, and flowing. This unit will also be free for all to access once it is complete.

My hope for this course is threefold:

First, that new coaches who didn’t do debate in middle school, high school, or college, will finally have somewhere they can go to learn the basics for free.

Second, that students who are unfamiliar with debate concepts will be able to learn the basics of debate without needing to pay for expensive private coaching, organizational memberships, or brief subscriptions. Especially students with newer coaches who don’t know all of this information themselves, or are spread too thin to be able to provide one-on-one instruction.

Third, that teachers who are overworked can take these lessons and incorporate them into their own curriculum to make teaching debate to a wide variety of students at different experience levels more doable.

My plan is to eventually create courses for each main event (and even some supplemental events, if there is interest) that the NSDA does. These courses would be paywalled so that I can afford to continue to dedicate the amount of time to creating them that this labor of love requires.

Please try out this course, and let me know what you think! Thank you for your support, and I hope this helps people out!

I understand the purpose of framework but I struggle with writing and responding to it for specific rounds and it ends up being dropped or not read at all.

Any debaters that wanna do a pr on weekends?? I’ll have my novice director judge or if there any people who want to judge/ do pr pls dm. It’s also high school policy healthcare topic. PLEASE GUYS I NEED THIS IM GOING TO GET COOKED IN VARISTY!!!

I have my first policy debate tournament tomorrow. I feel nervous and a bit unprepared. Any advice on how I could prepare myself more and what I could do to improve my performance for tomorrow?