Policy/LD Debate Camp Talks
These talks will be in a joint session of both TP and LD
Biblical Philosophy and Debate - All debaters need to understand the philosophical aspects that guide our debates. In this session we will explore the moral philosophies of Consequentialism and Deontology, as well as Social Contract theory.
Moral and Political Philosophy - All debaters need to understand the philosophical aspects that guide our debates. In this session we will explore the moral philosophies of Consequentialism and Deontology, as well as Social Contract theory.
The Biblical Role of Government – God set up five different types of government for us. Each has a leader, a task, and a tool for discipline. Understanding these jurisdictions will go a long way to helping you understand how to do academic debate more effectively. Not only will you be able to write stronger cases, and be able to anticipate the negative strategy, but this will carry into your everyday life by gaining understanding why there are so many crises in every sector of society, and what needs done to begin the process of restoration.
Understanding The Constitution – This document is the foundation of our federal government and is overtly or covertly present at every debate round. If knowledge is power, gaining more understanding of what our government is supposed to do as opposed to what they are doing will strengthen your AFF case as well as your NEG strategy. This can also satisfy the school requirement for Constitutional Study. Come and discover some of the genius of this founding document.
Resolution/Plan Analysis - In depth, and timely analysis of the Resolution is essential to developing your case as well as refuting your opponent. This talk will take you through seven steps of analysis which will set you up for argument development, comparisons and clashes.
Stakeholder PERMS and Why Chains - Many debaters have difficulty digging deeper into their own case as well as their opponent's to find strengths and weaknesses. Using these tools will go a long way to assist in the digging. It will apply to all aspects of research, and the debate round.
Advanced Argumentation - Strong arguments are what wins debate rounds. Having a well structured and logical argument makes it harder to refute. And being able to pick apart an argument makes refutation more effective. This talk will cover both.
Advanced Debate Theory – This session will help intermediate and advanced debaters get to the next level. We will look at, among other things, debater personality, reading the judge, theory debate, and more.
Rhetoric - The art of persuasion comes in the form of Ethos (credibility), Logos (logic), and Pathos (passion). Debaters need to have a healthy portion of each of these to truly get the judges on their side. This talk will discuss what these are and ways to improve in each area.
Advanced Cross-Ex – Every CX can be won by either the “examiner” or the “witness.” There are good strategies that can be utilized by experienced debaters that will enable them to win more Cross-Ex times, including lines of questioning, forcing a stance, how to answer tough questions, understanding the objective, the use of rhetoric, and more.