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.
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Some Site News!
Please welcome Truf's college debate coach Lincoln Garrett as a site contributor, and a few announcements.
Topicality on the Arctic Topic—Practice!
Practice debating topicality on the Arctic Topic.
Topicality on the Arctic Topic
Taking inventory of the topicality arguments on the Arctic topic.
BlockSearch: Making Large Files Usable
This program can legitimately save you multiple minutes of pre-round and in-round prep time every debate. This is not one to miss.
The 'Intellectual Privilege' CP
A CP strategy based on a generic conceptual criticism of intellectual 'property' law.
Politics DA Debating in the Trump Era
Let's talk about the specificities of debating politics in the Trump era.
Catastrophic Risk Review: A New 'Study' CP
In this post, we will cover a CP that represents a popular subcategory of process counterplans, known as the 'study' CP or the 'review' CP.
Impact Survey—Resource Wars
Resource conflict is an impact that never disappears; as resource shortages intensify, the evidence arguing in its defense will only become more vocal. This file will help you deconstruct the hype.
How to Use a Computer
Everything you didn't realize you needed to know about using a computer for debate.