Speech and Debate Everythinggg

See you at nationals bitch.

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"Why Do You Do Debate?"

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Writing an Oratory

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Asking the postings people for information

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When debaters snapchat

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Sending a novice into a chamber alone

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For example, Aristotle differentiates between three genres of speaking: ◗ Forensic speaking, as in a courtroom, where a speaker needs to convince a judge or jury that a certain claim is true or untrue; ◗ Deliberative speaking, as in a legislature or any decision-making setting, where a speaker is persuading others to make a certain decision or take a course of action; and ◗ Epideictic or ceremonial speaking, where the speaker is praising, blaming, or otherwise appealing to common values.

The Speaker’s Handbook

THIS IS IT FOLKS

THIS IS WHY WE’RE CALLED FORENSICS

CAUSE WE PROVE SHIT

(via buckoftheirish)

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How to Stalk a Debater

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According to a new report by the San Jose Mercury News, local water agencies are losing about 23 billion gallons of treated water each year. Most of that loss is attributed to aging pipelines that leak before reaching customer meters. Full story: Leaky Pipes Lose Billions of Gallons of Water Every Year in the Bay Area

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Taking the novices to their first tournament

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Liz Climo on Tumblr.

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this really cheered me up

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I love this so much

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Unexpected questions

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So it’s been a while since I posted anything about this.

But this is party how I’m paying for college, it is my 2014 MLK Oratorical Contest winning speech. The prompt was “The drive behind the dream” I chose to focus on the modern application of the Dr. King’s dream by looking into current issues, the preservation of the dream, as well as  the implementation within our own lives.

This is by far my favourite speech I have ever given because it gave me the opportunity to speak, not for a trophy, but to actually reach people and that was really an amazing experience, so if you have the chance to watch it, Please do.

  Also, Enjoy the Miley Cryus references.

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this is amazing

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The Gender Disparity in Congressional Debate: What You Can Do

A Conclusion: There Is Room in this House for All Of Us (4/4)

A man sits across from me at the dimly-lit table in the back corner of the country store, next to the selection of hunting knives and compound bows. I’m trying to hyperlink the stereotype threat article but my hands are shaking and I keep messing it up.

“What are you writing?” he asks. “I don’t mean to pry.”

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When Congress gets heated

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Competing against a well-known debater

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↳"BUT WHAT ABOUT THE MEN?!" - Is Feminism Sexist? (x)

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Guess what? Feminism is beneficial for men. But even if it wasn’t, empowering women shouldn’t be limited or defined by what men think is important.

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I read several dozen stories a year from miserable, lonely guys who insist that women won’t come near them despite the fact that they are just the nicest guys in the world. ..I’m asking what do you offer? Are you smart? Funny? Interesting? Talented? Ambitious? Creative? OK, now what do you do to demonstrate those attributes to the world? Don’t say that you’re a nice guy — that’s the bare minimum. “Well, I’m not sexist or racist or greedy or shallow or abusive! Not like those other douchebags!” I’m sorry, I know that this is hard to hear, but if all you can do is list a bunch of faults you don’t have, then back the fuck away… Don’t complain about how girls fall for jerks; they fall for those jerks because those jerks have other things they can offer. “But I’m a great listener!” Are you? Because you’re willing to sit quietly in exchange for the chance to be in the proximity of a pretty girl (and spend every second imagining how soft her skin must be)? Well guess what, there’s another guy in her life who also knows how to do that, and he can play the guitar. Saying that you’re a nice guy is like a restaurant whose only selling point is that the food doesn’t make you sick. You’re like a new movie whose title is This Movie Is in English, and its tagline is “The actors are clearly visible”.

David Wong (via thatlitsite)