Thinking Topically

Hamilton Jordan served as Chief of Staff for President Jimmy Carter from 1979 to 1980. While Jordan was working, he was not around to make decisions for the EU or Australia. Hamilton Jordan was present to work on pressing issues. Similarly, the debaters inside of a debate room aren’t there to discuss things outside of the resolution. Oftentimes, debaters may choose to run a case that is not the most topical. In those times, you should run topicality against that case. If you find yourself wondering how to run a topicality argument, I have the perfect strategy for you