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The ultimate pocket-sized principle argument structure

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

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.

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Defining burdens: how to know what the debate is and win it

All early debaters, including me to a great extent, have a similar struggle. We don’t know what we’re talking about.