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Public Debate at UGA: Dr. Ed Panetta Moderates Napolitano v. Waldman Abortion Debate

Michael Waldman (L) and Andrew Napolitano Debate Abortion Photo Credit: Video Still from The Red & Black On October 15, the University Student Union at UGA hosted a public debate between Michael Waldman and Andrew Napolitano on the issue of abortion.  Waldman, who was Director of Speechwriting for President Clinton from 1995-1999, advocated abortion rights and Napolitano, former judge and law professor turned FOX…
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Public Debate


The Kritik and Judge Adaptation in College Debate

The criticism, or Kritik, has been much maligned by its detractors and furiously defended by its proponents. The scope of this essay is not to pick one side or another, but rather to provide an analysis of why the critique fails to persuade and identify some helpful tips for debaters that want to be able to go for the critique in front of a diverse array of judges. A common complaint of judges regarding debaters who go for the K poorly is that…


Should I Debate in College Even if I Don't Have a lot of High School Experience?

The short answer to this question is: absolutely! There are many, many things that people can get from debating, especially at the novice level. I focus on two benefits of debate that should convince anyone that if they haven’t tried debate, they should.  First of all, debating is lots of fun. Debate is a kind of intellectually stimulating competition that is unparalleled in any other type of activity and it’s also a great way to meet new…
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Novice Debate


Contemporary Critical Debate - the Consequences of Familiarity

Kritik debate faces a significantly changed set of circumstances from those when I first began debating in college in 1999.  At the great risk of writing an old-curmudgeonly account of the decline of kritik debate I want to outline some of where we’ve been, where we are, and where we might be able to go.  Likely this topic will occupy several separate posts.  First, we’ve experienced the move from marginality to ubiquity. …


Debating the Kritik and Policy Arguments in the Same Debate

Many teams seem too rigidly tied to a single argumentative strategy. I can comprehend the value of being able to gain expertise about a particular argument and pummel less informed opponents with superior knowledge. But does that require you to go for it in every single debate you have? The one-dimensional focus of these teams is often not even tied to individual arguments, but rather to an overarching strategic focus. I’ve seen teams that just…
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Debate Theory


Comments Are Now Live For Blog Posts

We've launched a threaded comments system that will allow folks to have their own debates about our blog posts. You can not only post comments, but respond to the comments of others. You can post anonymously if you like, or you can enter your name and homepage URL.  Those will display on the site.  If you enter your e-mail when you comment, it will not display on the site but we intend to deploy a notification system that will let you…
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Press

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New Bumper Sticker for UGA Debate

Coming a tournament near you! A new bumper sticker for the Georgia Debate Union. Like it?
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Press


Goodbye, Consult Counterplan

For the past 15 years, the consultation counterplan has been a stock component of the negative’s argumentative arsenal. Beginning on the 1993-1994 Commander in Chief topic, teams argued that the Aff plan should be done, but only after a process of prior, binding consultation with a 3rdparty (NATO, Japan, Congress, etc.). The Neg argued that Consult competed based on an exclusion of the immediate and certain…
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Counterplans


UGA Voted 13th Best School in Debate

Note that there is now a Top 25 Schools list, in addition to the Top 25 Teams list. Team (First Place Votes) – Points Per Eligible Ballot (Previous Position)  1. Emory IW (20) -- 24.65 (3) 2. Michigan State LW (3) -- 23.05 (9) 3. Northwestern FS (1) -- 22.65 (2) 4. California BP -- 22.50 (4) 5. UT Dallas BR -- 21.04 (1) 6. Whitman CS -- 19.35 (7) 7. West Georgia BS -- 18.70 (5) 8. Harvard JP -- 18.54 (6) 9. Kansas KQ -- 15.61 (19) 10.…
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Creating a Highlighting Macro

1. Select some text 2. Click the Down Arrow on the Highlighting Box (its in the Formatting Toolbar – which should be open). Select whichever color you’d like. I recommend Bright Green or Gray for Papered teams (they print the best) and Yellow for Paperless teams (easiest to read from the computer). 3. It should have highlighted the text you previously selected. Press Control+Z to reverse this. The Highlight Button should still be colored with…
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Paperless Debate
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