Introduction I fondly recall my first outround: it started 20 minutes after pairings were posted, and Millburn AW did not disclose. In response to their topical hauntological-feminist-counterfactuals K-aff, I read a disclosure shell and presented reasons why military conscription was a bad policy. Following the crushing defeat, I helped my opponent set up a wiki […]
Opinion, PF, Resources
We’re excited to announce that Victory Briefs Squads has opened applications for our Public Forum Squad for the 2019–2020 debate season. Squads gives debaters an opportunity to work with top coaches and collaborate as a team with other students from all over the country. Squad membership provides weekly Squad practices, frequent private coaching sessions, access […]
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The topic that will be used in Public Forum debate at VBI 2018 has been finalized for all locations. VBI Philadelphia (June 30 – July 13): Resolved: The United States should accede to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea without reservations. VBI Los Angeles Session 1 (July 15 – Aug 4): […]
PF, VBI
This week VBI PF Curriculum Director Devon Weis got the opportunity to sit down and ask some questions to VBI staff members Maya Waterland and Krithika Shamanna, both of which will be working with us at VBI this summer. See more of of our stellar 2018 VBI PF staff here. So to start off things nicely, […]
PF, VBI
This week VBI PF Curriculum Director Devon Weis got the opportunity to sit down and ask some questions to the legendary women of Presentation VM: Laurenn Vives and Megan Munce, both of which will be working with us at VBI this summer. See more of of our stellar 2018 VBI PF staff here. Hey you […]
PF, VBI
The average summary speech is not a summary; it is a brazen attempt to cover 18-20 minutes of content in two minutes while adding extra analysis. Under the average PF judge’s current expectations, the first summary speech is the hardest to deliver in all of debate. In fact, as I’ve written elsewhere, the natural limit […]
Briefly, Opinion, PF, ResourcesTo those who’s seasons have come to an end, we wish you the best in your upcoming academic endeavors, and we hope to see you at camp or on the circuit next year! If you’re still competing and would like to receive a fresh (potentially round-winning!) card in your inbox every single day free of […]
PFThe founders of Public Forum debate thought they designed an event that could never resemble Policy. But every year, the PFD final round is the fastest of the NSDA Nationals showcases and the past few seasons have featured resolutions that made plan-type advocacies inevitable. What was once innocuous Ted Turner Debate became slightly more aggressive […]
Briefly, PF
Congratulations to Mission San Jose’s Steven Shi and Neha Dubey for winning the 2016 Harker School Nichols Invitational. In finals, they defeated the Nueva School’s Will Cozadd and Alex Chin on a 2-1 decision (Nakano, Go, Narayanaswamy*). Congratulations also to the following teams for receiving bids to the 2017 Tournament of Champions. Archbishop Mitty FV […]
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