No need to reinvent the wheelThe wheel has been around for thousands of years. Sure we have improved it, made it more efficient, designed it to stand up to 200+ mph,...
Will your real argument please stand up?This week in a debate class, one of my students brought up an interesting point. We were in the middle of a hotly contested debate over...
So you think you can dance?There is certainly an art to cross-examination, especially in the role of the one being questioned. Nobody likes to be on the hot seat....
Why I stopped watching political debatesI used to enjoy watching political debates. Candidates discussed controversial issues, slung stinging one-liners, and created quite the...
Do you hear what I hear?One of the most important aspects of debating involves no speaking. Who would have known, right?! I'm not just talking about team policy...