How to Use a Computer
Everything you didn't realize you needed to know about using a computer for debate.
Anthony Trufanov
Judges Should Disclose If They Are Flowing The Doc
A tolerance for unclear delivery that developed during online debate has become mainstream and done significant damage to modern debate. A dose of tough love, transparency, and patience is a necessary first step toward the cure.
Copyright to Bioleft, Part Three: Practicing New Affirmatives
Breaking a new affirmative can be a game-changing debate strategy, but its success hinges on one critical factor: practice. Let's talk about how to practice new affirmatives in general, and Bioleft in particular.
Copyright to Bioleft, Part Two: Strategic Affirmative Construction and the Art of Asymmetric Preparation
In this post, we'll learn about how to create and deploy new affirmatives in policy debate, while tackling the rest of the Bioleft affirmative introduced in the last post.
Copyright to Bioleft, Part One: The Fight for Seed Sovereignty Through Open-Source Licensing
In this post, we will talk about Bioleft: an innovative affirmative which uses IP to protect seeds as a commons against corporate control. By repurposing legal tools, Bioleft challenges IP’s traditional enclosures, balancing reformist and revolutionary strategies for system transformation.
Stop Losing to "War Good" Strategies
Let's talk through the elements of a 2AC to war good and see if we can avoid the common pitfalls that are causing many affirmative losses.
Stop Losing to Abolish Patents
The abolish patents strategy is over-performing because patents good/bad debates are missing the forest for the trees. Let's cut through the noise.
Leveling Up Your Debate Software 2: Automatic Cites and Quals Processing
A simple tool to automate formatting of qualifications and citations.
Innovation Impact Turns and the Time of Perils
There are many strategies to counter "innovation bad" arguments in IP debates. Let's take a deep dive into one that is neglected, but potentially quite powerful: the "Time of Perils" hypothesis.
The Art of Aff Politics Research
In this post, we will walk through some big picture ideas relevant to politics, walk through the politics DA canon, and break down the workflow behind assembling an aff politics file before a tournament.