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....
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,...
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...
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 There’s an awesome historical reference, a guy named Emmanuel Levinas, and what Levinas, who says ethics...
