3 Reasons You Shouldn’t Run Tiny Affirmatives

They’re frustrating to hit, but they are not viable to run. Here’s why.

StrategyJoseph AbellMay 27, 2020tiny, affirmatives, stoa, ncfca, ld, tp, theoryComment

A Sample Topicality Press (Complete Script)

Here’s a sample topicality argument, incorporating everything we discussed in the previous posts.

StrategyJoseph AbellMay 11, 2020topicality, debate, nsda, ncfca, stoa, how to, sample, ace, peak, practice, roundComment

How to Set up your Webcam for an Online Debate (Advanced Lighting Guide)

If you’re competing at a tournament that uses webcams, you have a lot to consider.

StrategyJoseph AbellApril 27, 2020lighting, camera, debate, webcam, online, debate tournament, tournament, watch, nsda, ncfca, stoa, ace, peak, competitionComment

8 Tips for Online Debates (During the Tournament)

Here are several ways you can maximize your performance.

StrategyJoseph AbellApril 21, 2020online, tournaments, debate, rounds, internet, debut, challenge, nsda, ncfca, stoa, tipsComment

6 Reasons to Prefer a Definition that Really Work

Remember, it’s not enough to say that your definition is good. You have to say it’s better than your opponent’s.

Strategy, TheoryJoseph AbellApril 20, 2020definitions, debate, nsda, ncfca, stoaComment

7 Tips for Online Debates (Before the Tournament)

If you give this activity your all, it will give back to you generously.

StrategyJoseph AbellApril 13, 2020strategy, online, tournamnets, tournaments, practice, debate, ncfca, stoa, nsdaComment

2 Reasons to Prefer a Definition (When the Affirmative is Being Silly)

This is a real definition.

Case Writing, StrategyJoseph AbellApril 10, 2020persuasion, logic, definition, debate, stoa, ncfca, nsdaComment

How Judges Decide Who Wins Outrounds

Today, we discuss the mind of an outround judge.

StrategyJoseph AbellMarch 11, 2020ncfca, stoa, debate, outround, psychology, how to win, nsda, policy, value Comment

6 Ways to Win with Topicality in the 2020s (Part 2)

Let’s continue our discussion about how to run topicality for audiences that don’t want to hear it.

Theory, StrategyJoseph AbellMarch 9, 2020ncfca, ld, tp, stoa, parli, topicality, nsda, speechComment

6 Ways to Win with Topicality in the 2020s (Part 1)

Here are a few ways to sell a Topicality press, even to an audience that doesn’t want to hear it.

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Homeschoolers Hate Topicality: A Metagame Story (Part 1)

Almost two decades ago, topicality experienced a golden age among homeschool debaters. What happened?

StrategyJoseph AbellFebruary 17, 2020evidence, topicality, argumentation, metagame, ncfca, stoa, nsda, debateComment

How to Run Huge DAs Against Tiny Affirmatives

The argument we have so far isn’t hitting hard enough. How do we fix this disadvantage?

StrategyJoseph AbellFebruary 10, 2020strategy, ncfca, stoa, ld, private, coach, debate, parli, tp, team, policy, debate round, drill, da, disadvantage, tiny affirmativesComment

5 Reasons 2020 NCFCA LDers Should Love Resolutional Objections

Every debater should have objection theory in their back pocket.

StrategyJoseph AbellJanuary 29, 2020ncfca, stoa, res objection, resolutional, objection, ld, debate, neg, aff, preventive, war Comment

Team Dynamics 6: Final Decision

Here’s how you synthesize it all into a decision.

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Reader Question: Tiny Affirmatives

“In my region, people run tiny affirmative cases that barely change anything.”

StrategyJoseph AbellJanuary 26, 2020reader, question, disadvantages, policy, case, debate, stoa, ncfca, nsda, cases, strategyComment

4 Tips for Defeating Resolutional Objections

Here’s what to do if someone runs one against you.

StrategyJoseph AbellJanuary 23, 2020stoa, debate, ncfca, resolution, objection, resolutional, neg, aff, preventive warComment

The Surprise Strategy Guidebook (Part Two)

Here are the final three keys.

StrategyJoseph AbellOctober 7, 2019stoa, debate, case, ncfca, nsda, policy, team, league, strategy Comments

The Surprise Strategy Guidebook (Part One)

Here’s what you need to know to be excellent.

StrategyJoseph AbellSeptember 30, 2019stoa, ncfca, surprise, case, joseph, abell, ace, peak, nsdaComment

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