Picking Up: A Debater's Guide

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On Debate

• What is an argument?


• The Jump to Conclusions Mat: Choosing Between Policy and LD


• Utilitarianism and Deontology, or, the only time I'll Argue Against Bacon

On Policy Debate

• Making your case - the Stock Issues


• Hammers, Screwdrivers, and The Stock Issues


• Disads and Diseases


• Answering Disads, or Communism was a Red Herring


• Writing the rules: Arguing topicality


• Answering Topicality, or How the Hell Did You Just Lose on T?


• Counterplans, or The Number 12 vs. Carnitas Burrito, Black Beans

On Strategy and Tactics

• The Fundamenals of Debate Strategy, or Ryan Battles the Pink Robots


• Cross Examination: Robots are everywhere and they eat old people's medicine for fuel


• I'm laying knowledge on us, predict like Nostradamus, or the Three Great Impact Comparisons


• On the subject of "The Turn"


• Comparing Evidence

On Preparation

• Writing Blocks, or What Would Darwin Do?


• Talking Fast (With charts and graphs!)

On the Poverty Topic

• The Safety Net: an Introduction to the 2009 Policy Debate Topic


• Economics: learned a lot about the company dough


• Econ Uniqueness: 13.84 Trilion Dollars in a Thousand Words
  
• The Economy Links Debate: Pay Up, Uncle Sam