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  • The Approach of Euros

    Belgrade Euros: An insider’s view – Nederlandse Debatbond Excellent piece by Manos on the bid for Belgrade Euros. As the current Euros tournament approaches quickly, it’s already time…

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  • South African Nationals

    Image via WikipediaThe South African Debate Nationals are in full swing. Here are the motions so far, all from Twitter. Round 1: This House Supports Wal-Mart’s Expansion into…

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  • The Rhetorical Placing of the Casey Anthony Trial

    Image via Wikipedia Here at my mother’s house the conversation centers around the Casey Anthony trial.  She was interested in it to see if Anthony would be found…

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  • The Hazards of Video

    I love taking a lot of video, but there are always dangers to it. I’m about to go to Texas. I might not post as frequently as I…

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  • What about Straw Dogs?

    A fairly basic article on the “Straw Man” fallacy. But since fallacies are notoriously difficult to sex, perhaps we could call it the scarecrow fallacy? Or the straw…

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  • Cable TV

    Sometimes I’m ambivalent that I chose to live without cable. But this article showed me a pretty good reason not to have it. Apparently, the DVR/Cable box uses…

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