You will need 2 things to complete this assignment: A YouTube URL (link) to complete video of your first affirmative. A formatted transcript of your speech. You may remove verbal fillers from the transcript, but you may not alter any language that you used in the...
There is another strategy that has been developed to answer counterplans, and it requires its own section. Imagine a debate where the affirmative proposes a plan, and the negative proposes a counterplan. One expects the second affirmative to make typical responses,...
The most intimidating part of debating for the first time tends to be figuring out how to start your speech. This is especially intimidating if you are the very first speaker in a debate and have never debated before. Fortunately, there are some predictable...
Let’s imagine a debate round: the resolution is that nuclear energy is better than renewable energy. The affirmative argues that nuclear energy is the least expensive energy in the world. The negative argues that renewable energy is the safest energy in the world....
