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Stop using debate lingo

26Sep

September 26, 2014 by PotentSpeaking 2 Comments

  In this 2AC I’m just going to be going down the flow addressing neg’s contentions and doing some impact calculus, showing you why their links and brinks are weak, and refuting their two solvency and inherency points. But first, I’m going to clean my mouth out with soap because that was really awful. No one […]

Say bold things

19Sep

September 19, 2014 by PotentSpeaking 2 Comments

  I used to find it frustrating when I knew in my head why the other team was wrong, but the judge just didn’t seem to get it. I’d complain to myself about the ballot afterwards, wondering how I could win that round next time. One day, I was venting to a friend about how […]

Use a round-related analogy

12Sep

September 12, 2014 by PotentSpeaking Leave a Comment

In 2010, a Geometry teacher at Corner High School in Warrior, Alabama was interrogated by the Secret Service for discussing shooting the President as an analogy while teaching about angles. The teacher explained that if he was standing at one point, he could hit the President by shooting at a certain angle. Although this teacher […]

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