Criteria

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....

Stock Issues

If you were to study an instrument by hiring a musician to give you private lessons, you would find that each instructor has their own personal approach to learning music. Learning to debate in front of an audience is similar. No two debate coaches emphasize the same...

Advanced Affirmatives

One of the ways that you can advance your skill set when you’re debating on the affirmative side of the topic is bringing an understanding of morality. There’s an awesome historical reference, a guy named Emmanuel Levinas, and what Levinas, who says ethics...

A Brief History of Argumentation Studies

We participate in some human activities with such regularity that it is hard to think of them as having a history. In other words, it is difficult to consider that something so common in our lives could have undergone any sort of significant changes. Take music for...

Defining Argumentation

One of the first instruments that I learned was the saxophone. I loved the sound of it, but I eventually realized that there was a limitation to the instrument. Unlike a guitar or piano, you could only play one note at a time on a saxophone. The ability to have...
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