Counterplans 101 Part 5 – Should Counterplans be Topical? Josiah’s View
Topical Counterplans, Non-topical counterplans, Alt-Actor Counterplans, Non-Fiated Counterplans, and more!
Coach Josiah discusses the validity of different types of counterplans.
Team Policy Burdens–What Do I Need to Prove? Part 3–Negative Burdens
“AFF has to prove the resolution is true, NEG just has to prove that the AFF has not proven the resolution true.”
Our series on TP Burdens concludes with a look at NEG burdens.
Team Policy Burdens–What Do I Need to Prove? Part 2–Planism? Resolutionism?
What does AFF need to prove to win?
Coach Josiah explains the major views on AFF Burdens in a Team Policy round.
A Coach and Debater’s Manifesto: The Truth
What is the foundation of debate?
“That’s why the foundation of debate is the truth, and why I start there in building any theory of how debate ought to work.”
“I’m not interested in creating sophists who have cultivated their skills, learned more about the world, and have no grounding in the truth. I’m here to train Christians grounded in the truth to go out and defend it with excellence, both in highschool debate and in the rest of their lives.”
Counterplans 101 Part 4 – Should Counterplans be Topical? Luke’s View
Should counterplans be topical?
Luke jumps in to one of the most controversial debates in TP theory.
Counterplans 101 Part 3 – Counterplan Burdens
In the third part of Counterplans 101, we’re going to talk about the burdens that are assumed by the negative when running a counterplan.