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Lincoln Garrett
Consult Natives on the Arctic Topic
A dissection of what it takes to construct a threatening consult CP strategy.
Musings on the Northwestern Season Opener '25
The first in a series of reflections on the arguments and strategic evolutions of college tournaments from Lincoln Garrett.
Some Site News!
Please welcome Truf's college debate coach Lincoln Garrett as a site contributor, and a few announcements.
Somebody Has to Say It - Musings on the '21/'22 Topic
I do remember how to write. The end of the year and participating in the NDT has led to a critical mass of thoughts that the internet has to hear. Note while I am obligated to say what I am saying (see title), you are not obligated to click or
NDT '21 Takes
The NDT is over. Many seasons have come to an end. Everyone can take a breath. You made it to the end. An honest to goodness season occurred over zoom. There are no asterisks here. People found a way to work hard when some were never in the same room
The Topic is Topics
This post occurred to me around the time water resources was announced as next year’s high school topic, but I had not sat down to write it until now. There are two areas I wanted to speak to. One concerns discourse on whether a topic is good or bad
"That's Fair": What You Should Do in the Post-Round
Well, we got trouble, my friends, right here I say, trouble right here in policy debate. Trouble with a capital "T" and that rhymes with “P” and that stands for post rounds.
Asked and Answered
I put out the call at the end of yesterday's post and quarantine is still surely boring enough for someone to answer it!
Revenge of the Takes
Ohhhh you thought the musings were over did you? You thought the most popular website about policy debate on the internet (fact check: true) had closed its doors?
No no no, just lying in wait until you let your guard down. Until you open yourself up to be barraged by