NCFCA
NCFCA’s mission statement is to challenge and equip these types of “representatives”.
Who are ambassadors for Christ?
The official name of our club given on the NCFCA website.
What is Arise Academy Honolulu?
A term used to claim that an opponents arguments is not supported in fact or evidence.
What is unsubstantiated?
Thomas Nast political cartoons popularized the depiction of the Republican Party as this animal.
What is an elephant?
Of the 6 resolutions countries, this one is the only to not have a free trade agreement with the US.
What is Belize?
This form of competition was introduced during COVID and has become a staple for competitive NCFCA across the nation.
What are online tournaments?
This game played throughout the year was designed to challenge debaters quick thinking through hearing a topic and instantly advocating against it starting with this title phrase.
What is “I couldn’t disagree more”?
The burden often placed on the negative team to refute the affirmatives argumentation.
What is the Burden of Rebuttal?
This new governmental body under the executive branch, famously includes Elon Musk.
What is DOGE? (Department of Government Efficiency).
El Salvador’s current president.
Who is Nayib Bukele?
This style of debate including a petitioner and respondent, will be discontinued next year.
what is moot court?
This meat case regarding US import and export policy from a prior year’s resolution, was used as a case study to practice negative argumentation.
What is “Ban Brazilian Beef”
Something that can be physically touched or felt, real.
What is tangible?
The US’s form of government that promotes popular vote and a balance of power.
What is a constitutional federal republic?
These everyday essential often hand crafted goods are what the US imports most of from Central American countries.
What is clothing, articles of apparel, knit or crocheted?
This document which keeps track of competitors placements throughout the year, was originally run by alumni but has become an official part of the NCFCA website this year.
What is the At-Large Sheet?
Caleb’s favorite Arise debate student.
Who are all of them…..you are equally bad in my eyes I have no favorites.
A realistic approach to policy, rooted in logic and real-world application.
What is pragmatic?
This quip about pets and immigrants said by a candidate in the 2024 presidential election instantly became a global meme, controversy and song.
What is “they’re eating the dogs…they’re eating the cats”?
This country, generally considered to be a part of Central America, was intentionally kept out of the resolution due on-going controversy and conflict.
What is Panama?
The NCFCA executive director.
Who is Kim Cromer?
This lecture was the second ever given by coach Caleb, and emphasized tips and tricks to save time.
What is Research?
A negative argument illustrating how the affirmative policy has gone beyond the jurisdiction of the resolution.
What is extra-topicality?
If something were to happen to the president and vice president, the line of succession would pass to this member of congress.
Who is the speaker of the House?
From the Arise debaters initial presentations on each country, this one was discussed as the most stable and economically sufficient.
What is Costa Rica?