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6 things you must assert for a productive casebuilding

Post author By Jen Taruno
Post date October 17, 2022
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Being rude in casebuilding is a skill you have to be comfortable with. Here are 6 ways to do it healthily.

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Stop training your responses by debating, do this instead

Post author By Jen Taruno
Post date October 3, 2022
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There’s this norm in debating that the only way to get better at debating is by debating more. In my circuit and debate upbringing, it’s very prominent, and I hate it. Every other sport doesn’t expect you to do that. For example, you practice dribbles, shoots, and even small moves like pivots in basketball. It […]

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8 common extensions, so you never fail to find one again

Post author By Jen Taruno
Post date September 12, 2022
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Do you feel like there’s never enough time to find an extension? From an ex- second speaker to a second speaker, this is probably your fix.

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Six little known strategies to approach motions

Post author By Jen Taruno
Post date August 29, 2022
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Many of us are taught about principle and practical arguments to strategise during casebuild. There are actually four other things you need to know…

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How trend motions can give your speaks an upward trend

Post author By Jen Taruno
Post date August 1, 2022
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We all know everything about what’s trending currently, but do we know how to debate trend motions?

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The ultimate pocket-sized principle argument structure

Post author By Rachelle Amadea
Post date March 3, 2022
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A structured argument is easier to follow by judges and audiences. Here’s a pocket-sized tip for a structured principle argument.

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From 77 to 82: characterisation and contextualisation

Post author By Jen Taruno
Post date January 19, 2022
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Top teams don’t think of incredibly innovative arguments, they’re probably going to be the same arguments you’d think of six months into debating. The difference is really in how they construct the world behind it.