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Qualification Addendum A: Winning Records

Qualification Addendum A: Winning Records

If you’re already qualified through the current criteria, rest easy. This post is not for you.

AnnouncementsJoseph AbellApril 20, 2020qualification, criteria, online nationals, championshipComment

Announcing Tournament Awards and Prizes

Ace Peak and Ziggy have teamed up for a reason.

AnnouncementsJoseph AbellApril 17, 2020tournament, prizes, ace, peak, joseph, abell, tournaments, online, debae, debate, league, ncfca, stoa, debut, challenge, acepeak, ziggyComment

NCFCA LD Value 2020-21 Resolution Voting Guide

NCFCA LD Value 2020-21 Resolution Voting Guide

Let’s take a look at NCFCA’s new resolutions for Lincoln-Douglas debate.

AnnouncementsJoseph AbellApril 16, 2020ncfca, ld, debate, league, resolutions, voting guide, privacy, democratic elections, right to know, representative elections, direct democracy, immigration is a human rightComment

NCFCA Team Policy 2020-21 Resolution Voting Guide

NCFCA Team Policy 2020-21 Resolution Voting Guide

NCFCA’s new resolutions are out! Let’s take a look.

AnnouncementsJoseph AbellApril 14, 2020ncfca, stoa, voting guide, debate, topics, new, announceComment

7 Tips for Online Debates (Before the Tournament)

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)

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

Debut Challenge Updates: Webinars, Leaderboards, and More

Debut Challenge Updates: Webinars, Leaderboards, and More

We’re a few weeks out from the Debut Challenge.

AnnouncementsJoseph AbellApril 8, 2020debut, challenge, ace, peak, online, tournamentComment

Stoa LD Value 2020-21 Resolution Voting Guide

Stoa LD Value 2020-21 Resolution Voting Guide

Let’s take a look at Stoa’s value resolutions for the upcoming season.

Joseph AbellApril 3, 2020Comment

Stoa Team Policy 2020-21 Resolution Voting Guide

Stoa Team Policy 2020-21 Resolution Voting Guide

Let’s look at our options.

Joseph AbellApril 2, 2020team policy, debate, resolutions, stoa, new, topics, vote, 1) Resolved: “The USFG should considerably decrease its military commitments.”, RESOLVED: The USFG should considerably decrease its military commitments., a, penal reform Comments

Tournament Resolutions for The Debut Challenge

Tournament Resolutions for The Debut Challenge

Yesterday we announced the launch of three online tournaments.

AnnouncementsJoseph AbellApril 1, 2020tournaments, ace, peak, stoa, debate, nitoc, tournament, onlineComment

Announcing Three Online Tournaments (NCFCA, Stoa, and more)

Announcing Three Online Tournaments (NCFCA, Stoa, and more)

We’re excited to announce details today.

AnnouncementsJoseph AbellMarch 31, 2020ncfca, nitoc, debate, tournaments, online, ace, peak, community, resolutions, joseph, abell, new Comment

NITOC and NCFCA Nationals have been Cancelled. Now What?

NITOC and NCFCA Nationals have been Cancelled. Now What?

Canceling Nationals was as painful for the leadership as it was for the students.

AnnouncementsJoseph AbellMarch 19, 2020stoa, nitoc, debate, cancellation, cancel, canceled, announcementsComment

Anatomy of a Persuasive Device

There are three components: the Pressure, the Release, and the Reward.

PersuasionJoseph AbellMarch 17, 2020stoa, ncfca, nsda, persuasion, debate Comment

Free Case: The Culture of Tarzan

We’ve written a free affirmative case for Stoa’s 2019-20 LD resolution.

Case WritingJoseph AbellMarch 15, 2020debate, stoa, ncfca, nsda, case, free, affirmative, negative, multiculturalism, assimilation, culture, ought to value, ld, lincoln, douglasComment

Here’s What Debaters Need to Know about the Coronavirus

Here’s What Debaters Need to Know about the Coronavirus

This is an uncertain time.

AnnouncementsJoseph AbellMarch 12, 2020will, nitoc, be, canceled, debate, events, coronavirus, pandemicComment

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)

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

The Ace Peak Society 2.0.

We’ve relaunched the Ace Peak Society with some major upgrades.

AnnouncementsJoseph AbellMarch 7, 2020ace, peak, new, update, society, rounds, practice, opponents, stoa, ncfca, nsda, ld, tp, debateComment