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Binghamton Semifinal: A Better Debate
Here’s a better debate from Binghamton. The debaters still need to work on clear linkages of their arguments to the issues at hand or the issues that are…
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Binghamton tournament reflections
It’s been a couple of days since Binghamton, which I thought ran quite well. There were of course, some issues that I think American debating could do without,…
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On the Frontier of American Debate
A Look at Downtown Billings, Montana, USA (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Last weekend, I was at Rocky Mountain College in Billings, Montana to conduct a debate workshop and scrimmage…
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Urban Legend and the Sad Truth
Nobody to my knowledge has done any research or collected any data on the social norms, stories, and narratives that accompany debating tournaments. I do know of one…
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Podium Web Series on Rhetoric and Debate
On campus early today to participate in filming a new web series about public speaking, debate, and political discourse. I am even wearing a jacket, which lets you…
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Fear the Sophist
We were turned down for a grant. I sat in a room with my colleagues and University representatives as we stared at a phone. On the other end…
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