Counter-warrants are an advanced strategy. Here are three general templates you can use to set yours apart...

Winning with Evidence: The Counter-Warrant Strategy

We've already talked about argument structure. Now we dive headfirst into something known as counter-warrant strategy.

Strategy, Value, PolicyJoseph AbellApril 8, 2018Counter Warrant, Warrant, Policy, Stoa, NCFCA, Evidence, Debate, Team Policy, LD

How to Prep for Cross-Ex

Cross-ex is a fast-paced, dynamic battle in which the witness has...

Flowing, Value, Strategy, Policy, Cross ExaminationJoseph AbellApril 1, 2018Flowing, Cross Examination, CX, Cross Ex, LD, Stoa, NCFCA, Debate, Questions, Question

Creating Voting Issues

A voting issue (or “voter”) is a reason for the...

Strategy, Policy, Parli, ValueJoseph AbellMarch 29, 2018voting issues, LD, TP, Strategy, Stoa, NCFCA, ParliComment

When Should I Run Definitions?

Logically, the first step to prove a resolution is to...

The Economy of Complexity

Most economics classes begin by explaining the problem of...

Comprehension, Case Writing, StrategyJoseph AbellMarch 20, 2018Debate, Case Writing, Comprehension, Structure, Theory

Parli: Identifying Moral Charges

Resolutions have 3 basic moral charges. Each calls for a significant shift in the kinds of arguments you run...

Parli, StrategyJoseph AbellMarch 11, 2018Parli, Morality, Weighing Mechanism, Preparation, Strategy, Stoa

Cross Ex - The Division Technique

An admission is something your opponent says that you can use against his advocacy. And of all your options, an opponent's admission is the strongest...

Cross Examination, Policy, Value, StrategyJoseph AbellFebruary 25, 2018Cross Examination, Questions, Witness, Examiner, Evidence, Admissions

Application Profile: The Six Day War

This article covers Stoa's current LD resolution: Preemptive warfare is morally justified.

Affirmatives everywhere are winning with a really simple narrative: "we have...

Value, StrategyJoseph AbellFebruary 18, 2018Stoa, LD, Preemptive Warfare, Applications, Six Day War, Strategy, Preemptive

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