Answering the Reps K Article In April Rostrum
In the April Rostrum you can read an article I wrote about answering the reps K without relying on theory.
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Interesting Reps K answer
Particularly if the neg reads frameworks institute style evidence Comments? Exactly right, I think. It’s fun to think of clever ways of selling one’s policies, but in the real world it’s not bound to do much good. Oh, both sides should try; as long as you don’t believe your own propaganda, there’s nothing wrong with […]
Reps Throwdown- The Response
Some notes 1. Cards aren’t underlined- a few people whined to be about this. If you are so lazy that not only do you not cut your own cards, but you are complaining that the cards on 3NR aren’t spoon fed enough to you then you prob. suck and should join the band. 2. I […]
Throwdown- Reps K Legit
For this I will defend the Neg reading a reps K vs any theory argument or permutation based arg about why K’s that don’t link to the plan are legitimate. Assume for the 1NC the neg read this card from the reps card picking thread as a justification for why reps matter:
Best Card 3- Reps Focus Bad-updated
Neg reads reps K (generic), you need to answer it- blah blah blah. In answering this, think about what the neg argument is- what are they trying to accomplish by making the debate about reps? Obviously the negative is trying to exclude certain parts of the aff so that they can’t win them as offense […]
Reps K bad- The Wire Version
http://www.darkmatter101.org/site/2009/05/29/editorial-all-the-pieces-matter-introductory-notes-on-the-wire/ Although racism is endemic to neoliberal governmentality, The Wire recognises that anti-racism is hegemonic now. This is no mere superstructural or ideological rhetoric, but present, if unevenly, in the discourses and practices of institutions and society more generally. If in the analysis of race we examine the representations of the black characters in the […]
Six Lessons Debaters Can Learn From AOC’s Cross-Examination of Mark Zuckerberg
U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is an excellent cross-examiner. Most congressional hearings are mind-numbingly boring, but AOC’s ability to dismantle witnesses has generated many productive and entertaining exchanges. Debaters can learn a lot about effective cross-examination by studying her strategies and techniques. One powerful example of AOC’s prowess as a cross-examiner that I have often shared […]
Going for Framework on the Aff: Its hip to be square pt 1
Debate arguments often operate like fashion trends; they emerge on the scene, gain popularity, that popularity peaks and then declines. Some arguments, like multiple counterplans, then experience a resurgence years later. For some time now it has been very difficult to gain any traction by going for framework arguments on the affirmative vs negative critiques. […]
Cleaning up debates
Let’s talk about how to make debates cleaner. By clean, I am referring to organization: a messy debate is one where arguments are poorly organized and not grouped together logically. A clean debate is where the debaters make a conscious effort to sort like arguments together. Why is this important? A clean debate 1. Makes […]
Asking better cx questions vs a K
Many people follow a script when debating any kind of K and ask the same cross x questions regardless of what the neg’s argument is. These questions often follow a general trend started at a camp or by a dominant team, and like fashion trends they can’t all be fleece vests- some are going to […]