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Small School Prep Guide

Introduction/Qualifications So, you debate at a “small school”. Maybe you just want to learn how to prep in general. Although these suggestions are based on my own experience as a “small school” debater, they should be applicable to anyone that wants to get better at debate. For context, I went to a “small school” (Cambridge High […]

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A Historical Defense of Judge Kick

Introduction The notion of “judge kick” is a relatively controversial argument among the debate community. It usually refers to the ability of a judge to jettison a negative counterplan after the debate and instead vote negative in favor of the status quo if they conclude the counterplan is uncompetitive or less desirable than the status […]