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I'm still in the phase where I don't really feel like I can exactly form coherent sentences about how I feel. Went to Big Bronx all four years in high school and it was always impeccably run; Jon was probably one of the most enthusiastic and energetic people I ever knew in the HS debate community, and though I didn't ever have any extended interactions with him, the times we did talk were absolutely cordial and entertaining.

I couldn't even read through the full indictment in one sitting, which can be found here: https://www.scribd.com/fullscreen/257918146?access_key=key-rWXoaSBAyN1waa9llRR8&allow_share=true&escape=false&view_mode=scroll. I just got too distressed and had to finish it later because it was extremely difficult to reconcile my impressions of him with the allegations that are in there. It's pretty shocking and disgusting, and taking into account the multiple news sources saying he essentially admitted to everything, it's just too much to process right now.

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it’s lightweight, has the longest battery life one could ask for, comes with a mouse, colourful, and will help you pronounce your letters.

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would recommend !!

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Has a beer holder too...

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I dont think the problem lies with nuclear energy itself. The saftey issues are more related to the TYPE of nuclear elements used. thorium is a naturally occuring radioative element that could be used to create safe, clean, power plants with no danger of a meltdown. check out the ted talk bill gate's gave.

Definitely not "all signs," but a poll took place on this subreddit with (I think) over 100 people voting. From the time that I voted, the EU topic had about 2/3 of the votes. I would also argue that the topic is a little bit easier for students to debate, so coaches who are introducing PF to new debaters would go with the more straightforward topic that directly aligns with current events.

Edit: link to poll results https://www.surveymonkey.com/results/SM-V2QFDDR2/

Here's a free textbook on policy (CX) debate. The times are for college, but all other information is relevant.

https://www.academia.edu/2403650/Finding_Your_Voice_A_Comprehensive_Guide_to_Collegiate_Policy_Debate

It is called a Table Tote and it costs somewhere around $20 to $30 on Amazon.

Infrastructure development is amazing for growth. Infrastructure probably also awesome to resolve a lot of poverty type arguments. Not so much for income inequality. The literature and experts are all pretty open about this.

The evidence that you and Raorm posted below is not nearly as good it seems, read the book :) Calderon & Serven also suffer from the "in the United States" fate. Also, the folks in academia who use mathematical approaches to inequality for lack of a better word shit all over C & S thesis and conclude it's really net negative. Like, REALLY negative. Here is a good example:

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Stephen_Turnovsky/publication/228175493_Infrastructure_and_Inequality/links/00b4951cc37abcb6d4000000.pdf

I'm always glad to hear people are interested in trying different types of debate. As I read these comments, I want to give a heads up that you do not need to spread to be successful in policy (especially novice and JV). Yes, many people speak quickly, but some of the best people do not (the finals of the NDT are often won by a slow and meticulous speech).

There's a free book available on intercollegiate policy debate - you can find it here: https://www.academia.edu/2403650/Finding_Your_Voice_A_Comprehensive_Guide_to_Collegiate_Policy_Debate

Also, feel free to contact me with any questions. I've been involved in the community for over a decade, so can possibly provide some answers.

The rules aren’t complicated but difficult to explain over a thread. I’d recommend you check out Weston’s A Rulebook for Arguments - it will give you a basic yet thorough introduction into what you need to know.

Hey! You used the phrase "round robin" 10 times, 11 if you count the acronym. If you are travelling to the Glenbrooks tournament this weekend, you might be interested in staying in The Round Robin Inn, in Mundelein, Illinois. It's approximately 28 minutes from the tournament, and has an average rating of 3.4/5 stars. I highly recommend it, it seems to appeal to your interests.

For convenience, I'll put the link below. http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g36417-d1048167-Reviews-Round_Robin_Inn-Mundelein_Lake_County_Illinois.html

Right, that's literally the worst reading of Wilderson I've heard of in my life. Reading comprehension might be lost on some, but I invite you to take a close reading of some of his work for yourself, it's very good and extremely insightful.

1. There is no way to do this. Education is done on the state and district levels. There is no way to fund individual schools with African Americans going to them.
2. School funding discrepancies are based around bad administration, not achievement.
3. African Americans actually receive more funding than other races.
4. There is no way to give elementary scholarships to African American students. Funding individuals wouldn't change anything because the teachers and school affect kids more than being able to buy these books or school supplies.

Two and three were from Richwine.

I don't. I use mostly iOS devices and have much less interest in learning Android development. That said I am pretty familiar with debate keeper and can recommend it as a great alternative!

i use a kitchen timer that has actual number inputs instead of minute/secound. highly recommend. here's the one i bought:

https://www.amazon.com/XREXS-Magnetic-Countdown-Directly-Input-White/dp/B012QP8ORW

why? because how do i put in 1:38 of prep left without clicking the second button 38 times

answer to: using your phone as a timer - the screen will turn off, you will get texts, get distracted, etc

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Love that card! It's Katie James in April 2015. The methodology, as far as I can tell, is pretty legit. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/262495641_Perceived_Injustice_and_School_Violence_An_Application_of_General_Strain_Theory

Well, this debate is stupid since it's loaded from the very beginning. There's no statutory definition of puppy mill as far as I can find, though there is a decision from the US District Court in Minnesota that defines it as "A 'puppy mill' is a dog breeding operation in which the health of the dogs is disregarded in order to maintain a low overhead and maximize profits (http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=2713997027501114618&hl=en&as_sdt=2&as_vis=1&oi=scholarr via Wikipedia). That's not binding anywhere outside of that district, so it's not super applicable.

So yes, if that's the definition your opponents have to work with they're pretty fucked unless they want to claim torturing puppies and kittens is fine. Realistically, you'd deny the premise of the argument and say that puppy mill examples are either a) not puppy mills by choosing a different definition-- e.g. a puppy mill is a large scale animal production facility that values profit and animal welfare equally, or even welfare over profit-- and/or b) these examples are outliers and not indicative of the industry. Then you could move on to economic arguments.

The opposition's strategy has to distance itself from the image puppy mill conjures up. So your strategy has to be to pin them to that. You can make arguments that though your opponents want you to believe otherwise, large-scale production of animals leads only to cutting corners, poor quality control, and suffering for the animals in the name of profit. Raising an animal takes time and care that large-scale processes will never be able to match. Always choose small breeders.

I am pretty sure this is what you want. I have not parsed it completely through with their methodology but what I can tell is that it is about sanctions in general and on would need something else to link it to Russia. The relevant info is on page 12 of the pdf

I started using Zotero after a college professor recommended it, and I've found that it's super useful for debate. Especially since it can automate a lot of the citing. You should check it out https://www.zotero.org/ .

Looking at the arguments in briefs is also amazing advice. Briefs tend to give a good overview of what debaters will run, either because they tend to focus on easier to find arguments, or because debaters just use briefs to write cases.

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But it's not necessarily a fallacy. Your link gives an example how it is an fallacy, when they say

> X is true because if people did not accept X as being true then there would be negative consequences.

but this doesn't mean that me saying that:

>Stealing is not smart because if you're caught, they put you in prison.

is an appeal to consequences fallacy, because I'm not trying to persuade you to agree with me by inventing consequences for what will happen to you if you disagree with me. It would be an appeal to consequences fallacy if I would say that:

>Stealing is not smart because if you're caught, they put you in prison, and if you disagree with this it means you're a criminal also, and I will report you to the police.

So the fact that someone has a consequences in his argument, doesn't automatically mean that he had committed the appeal to consequences fallacy.

What comes to the categorization of fallacies I believe it goes like this:

• Formal fallacies
  • Propositional logic
  • Categorical Logic
• Informal fallacies
  • Fallacies of Relevance
  • Fallacies of Ambiguity
  • Fallacies of Presumption

As a side note - I didn't make this up, but just copied it from the book Bad Arguments, which I also recommend for everyone interested : )

I'm not so deep in debating that I would need to try to categorize fallacies. I just have a bookmark folder on my browser that has the ones I run into and also some concepts relating to the matter of debating.

There's nothing wrong with using your phone imo, but here is a timer off Amazon that's closest to the timers that are usually given out at some debate tournaments/camps: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07NXV65HM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_mRmzDbXWPBGX7

Basically any digital kitchen timer that you can type numbers into is best (more accurate than the analog ones where you have to spin a wheel)

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Do you have any suggestions for debate questions?

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Mines pretty big too. I got a bag from Amazon so that’s how I’m caring it around. Are you competing at nats? You could PM me if you wanna talk about it.

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Table tote easily 2nd best imho. You should try out some version of this kind of stand:

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Seems like you got an adequate answer to two of your questions.

DnG is a high theory yes from two Lacanian Psychoanalyst who are espousing a political philosophy based on a concept of micropolitical action.

That's as succinctly as i can describe DnG if your asking for a more formal introduction i.e. an explanation of the several major thesis of DnG I would suggest a reader.

https://www.amazon.com/Deleuze-Guattaris-Thousand-Plateaus-Readers/dp/0826423027

However the most cited uses of Deleuze and Guatttari in Debate continue to be their work in Anti-oedipus which can be found here. https://www.amazon.com/Anti-Oedipus-Capitalism-Schizophrenia-Penguin-Classics/dp/0143105825/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1470220840&sr=1-1&keywords=anti-oedipus

This is the best timer imo bc its really easy to use - https://www.amazon.com/CDN-TM30-2-Alarm-Timer-Alarm-Vibrates/dp/B004S0SO9M/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1467555687&sr=1-1-fkmr0&keywords=Component+Design+Northwest+model+tm30

This is the table tote that i use, its pretty easy to setup and its lightweight - https://www.amazon.com/Tabletote-Portable-Lightweight-Adjustable-Notebook/dp/B0001EMA80/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1467555701&sr=8-2&keywords=table+tote

There's also this book, [Competitive Debate: The Official Guide] (https://www.amazon.com/Competitive-Debate-Official-Richard-Edwards/dp/1592576931/ref=pd_sim_14_2?ie=UTF8&dpID=411mf6LoMoL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR107%2C160_&refRID=J2TA28F2NTE1K8S71R60]. I got this a while ago and it covers all of the events, as well as general guides. But like u/subsidiescurecancer said, it's a little outdated and doesn't go so in-depth.

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I am sure that it is the most popular laptop stand for debate.

I personally enjoy this one the most. It has tremendously helped with my overall lay appeal.

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Paper: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000EFQ5AK?psc=1 | Or any copy paper of legal size - regardless of your debate style (excluding Congress).

Pens: G2s of 2 colors, 1 per side or 1 per speaker depending on how much you care about the details.

Method: 8 Columns, 1 per speech. Flow Aff, Neg, Aff, Neg, etc. Use effective shorthand and flow each case on a seperate sheet (PF). Flow each main arg on a seperate sheet (Policy & LD.)

Laptop Stand I personally go paperless in PF debate, except for my flows. So having a stand to get my laptop off the desk and closer to eye-level is good. (The legs detract from the height in the picture.) Also this is widely used in my circuit by all laptop debaters and it is super reliable.

Extension cords for laptop chargers are also handy if you have a laptop with a low battery life. A lot of PC users end up using extension cords to charge their laptops in round.

Wireless Mouse This is extremly useful when cutting cards on the go, in round throwing evidence into a speech, or even sorting through your articles in the Extemp prep room. So nice to have a cheap wireless mouse you don't have to worry about. I just use a Razer Naga for all the macros but I would reccomend the mouse I linked.

I just use my phone as a timer. I would really appreciate if someone linked a good timer that is more professional than my phone!

Also a good backpack that can hold tons of flow paper, a laptop, chargers, laptop stand, etc. without killing your back is important.

If you were looking for one book, http://www.amazon.com/Dictionary-Debate-Public-Speaking-Phillips/dp/1617701009/ is comprehensive and updated for 2015 across events.

If you have the time to sift through more resources, give the categories on http://debate.uvm.edu/dcdebatelibrary.html a try.

Lightweight laptops are generally preferred, as some tournaments involve long-distance travel on foot. I bought a very nice three-in-one touchscreen laptop and found the tablet feature very useful for reading any paperwork that was too lengthy to print. Buying a laptop with Windows 8, 8.1, or 10 also allows for multitasking, which I use to run a timer and an electronic copy of my debate paperwork simultaneously during rounds. The following link may be of use to you: http://www.amazon.com/Sony-13-3-Laptop-128GB-SVF13N13CXB/dp/B00GJUPWA8

Recently Google allowed Android Apps to be downloaded onto certain Chrome books. You could infact download Microsoft Word Now: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.office.word&hl=en

Here are a list of Chromebooks that support Android apps. http://www.androidcentral.com/these-are-chromebooks-can-run-android-apps