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How to Separate Refutation from Rehash

The average debate round plays out something like this:

Affirmative Constructives: This!
Negative Constructibes: That!

LogicJoseph AbellSeptember 24, 2018refutation, 4 point refutation, 5 point refutation, rehash, repetition not refutation, logicComment

Behold, the Value Link

Last time we unpacked what values are, and then how to create them. Now we talk about how to run them...

Case Writing, Value, Theory, LogicJoseph AbellApril 4, 2018Value, Link, Value Link, Debate, Theory, Parli, Stoa, NCFCA, NSDA, Preemptive Warfare, Resolution, Case Writing

Three Ways to Test a Value

A good value meets three standards...

Logic, Value, TheoryJoseph AbellMarch 8, 2018Value, Case Writing, Theory, Justice, Morality, Definition, Weighing Mechanism

Toulmin Model 2.0

Deductive reasoning (Betsy is a cow, all cows eat grass, therefore Betsy eats grass) is widely regarded as the most scientific...

Logic, Value, Policy, ParliJoseph AbellFebruary 28, 2018Logic, Toulmin Model, Deductive, Inductive, Argument, Structure, Claim, Ground, Warrant