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We are also excited to announce VBI Online, a virtual session of VBI that will run June 27 – July 10, 2020.
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PF Nats Topic is Social Media
The 2021 National Tournament Public Forum debate topic is, Resolved: In the United States, social media is beneficial for democratic values. A total of 637 coaches and 968 students voted for the resolution. The winning resolution received 55% of the coach vote and 43% of the student vote.
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LD Nats Topic is Public Health
The 2021 National Tournament Lincoln-Douglas debate topic is, Resolved: A public health emergency justifies limiting civil liberties.
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Zion Dixon wins the Tournament of Champions
Congratulations to Strake Jesuit’s Zion Dixon for winning the 2021 Lincoln Douglas Tournament of Champions. In finals, Zion defeated Harvard-Westlake’s Andrew Gong on a 2-1 decision (Hanna*, Alston, Randall). Congratulations to Bellarmine’s Eric Gottlieb for being top speaker. Full results and pairings can be found here.
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Equity in Public Forum Debate: A Critique of Theory
DISCLAIMER: The opinions, beliefs, and viewpoints expressed by the various authors and forum participants in this article do not necessarily reflect the opinions, beliefs, and viewpoints of any former, current, or future employer, group, association, and/or organization. Nor do the perspectives expressed thereof reflect any official policy or position of said institutions and/or affiliations. Additionally, […]
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Harker closes out the NDCA
Congratulations to the Harker School’s Akshay Manglik, Andy Lee, and Deven Shah for closing out the 2021 National Debate Coaches Association National Championship. In semifinals, Akshay defeated Sage Hill’s Max Perin on a 2-1 (Flores*, Ribera, Davidson). Congratulations to Harvard-Westlake’s Andrew Gong for being top speaker. Full results and pairings can be found here.
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Against Dogmatism In Debate by Joanne Park and Pacy Yan
The Opinions Expressed In This Post Are Those of the Author And Not Necessarily Those Of Victory Briefs. Joanne Park is currently studying philosophy and mathematics at Columbia University and competed in Lincoln-Douglas debate for Archbishop Mitty High School. Pacy Yan is currently studying philosophy and bioethics at New York University and competed in Lincoln-Douglas […]
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The NCFL LD Topic is Electoral College
The 2021 NCFL Nationals Lincoln-Douglas topic is Resolved: The U.S. presidency ought to be decided by a national popular vote instead of the electoral college.
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Samantha McLoughlin wins the King Round Robin
Congratulations to Harvard-Westlake’s Samantha McLoughlin for winning the 2021 King Round Robin. In finals, Sam defeated Dulles’ Abhinav Sinha on a 3-0 decision (McConway, Nails, Stuckert). Congratulations to Sam for also being top speaker. Full results and pairings can be found here.
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2021 TOC At Large Acceptances Announced
Congratulations to the following students for receiving at-large bids to the 2021 TOC in LD! Ayala Adam Mimou Bronx Science Dahlia Bekong Cardinal Gibbons Roberto Sosa Claudia Taylor Johnson Abhived Pulapaka Dougherty Valley Arjun Garg Immaculate Heart Beatrice Culligan Immaculate Heart Felicity Park L C Anderson Aseel Rawashdeh Lexington Jeong-Wan Choi Pembroke Pines Charter Jayvyn […]
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Deven Shah wins Heart of Texas
Congratulations to Harker’s Deven Shah for winning the 2021 Heart of Texas Tournament. In finals, Deven defeated Strake Jesuit’s Ben Erdmann on a 3-0 (Park, Nails, Davidson). Congratulations to Strake Jesuit’s Zion Dixon for being top speaker. Full results and pairings can be found here.
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