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Announcing Dominate LD 2012 – Stoa Edition

Jon — Fri, 13 May 2011 20:20:01 +0000

Two new top-notch authors are joining the Stoa Dominate crew for the 2012 season, once again pushing Dominate LD far ahead of competing sourcebooks in both depth of analysis and quality of argumentation. Patrick Shipsey, NCFCA policy debate champion, brings … Continue reading →

Free Response Blip — AT: Individual Rights Are Subjective

Jon — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 02:28:00 +0000

First off, apologies for the publishing hiatus; I’ve been somewhat busy with school. Now on to the quick post for today. I’m sure you’ve seen this argument before: “Individual Rights are subjective, and it makes them real bad. Oh wait, … Continue reading →

As We Head Into The Tournament Season…

Jon — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 01:10:26 +0000

As we head into what are the opening tournaments of the season (lookin’ at you, Concordia), it’s probably a good idea to go back and reread five of Domination’s most helpful posts on debating so far: 5. introducing clarity into … Continue reading →

Improve Your Cross Examination

Jon — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 06:50:26 +0000

NCFCA policy champion Patrick Shipsey reviewed The Art Of Cross-Examination on the Ethos Blog today. Check out his review. Another good read on the subject is Cody Herche’s Keys to Cross Examination, written specifically with forensics competition in mind and … Continue reading →

Your Value Doesn’t Matter, Part 1: The Role of Values

Jon — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 12:12:19 +0000

[fb-share] Often, I get asked, “What’s a better value than the one I have now?”, “What value are you using in your case?”, or “How do you beat this value? I can’t think of anything.” Ninety-five percent of the time, … Continue reading →