Debate Terminology
What is uniqueness?
Known for the Zombuddha, this Arkansas junior reached the quarterfinals of the TOCs
Who is Jack Liu?
A fun way to start our novices travel career
What is The Ridge Debates?
Who is Karl Marx?
The alternative to this K calls for dual power organizing
What is the Cap K?
A common answer to the K, this argument says that the K should be able to overcome the affirmative, or it never would succeed
What is perm double bind?
This TOC champion attends the #1 school in the nation for policy, and will soon be attending the top American college
Who is Russell Howard?
Like a travelling circus, this tournament has a new location every year
What is the National Catholic Forensic League Grand Tournament/NCFL Grands?
A big fan of Disneyland, this man is famous for his theories on the hyperreal?
Who is Baudrillard?
What is the UCF CP?
Latin for "let it be," this ensures the debate is a question of the merits of the plan, rather than its likelihood
What is fiat?
This Massachusetts school often poses problems for our novices every year, especially at The Ridge Debates
What/who is Lexington?
Seniors seem to rule this season opener every year
What is Yale?
This professor at UC Irvine is famous for his 2010 novel: Red, White & Black: Cinema and the Structure of U.S. Antagonisms
Who is Wilderson?
No slave, no world, no slave in the world. This K argues that civil society is anti-black, resulting in a phenomena known as social death
What is Afropess?
This type of counterplan often leads to convoluted debates over its competitiveness and legitimacy, with some affirmative teams opting to go for the intrinsic perm
What is a process CP?
Serenity's new best friends, this team told everybody that Everything Must Go
Colloquially known as Big Bronx, this tournament has led to sleepless nights for our team for every year
What is the New York City Speech and Debate Invitational?
This Palestinian scholar writes about Western media construction of the East
Who is Said?
Don't pass the aff, or a crucial bill won't get through Congress! is what this offcase position argues.
What is the politics DA?
Affirmative teams may answer with this term when asked what prevents Trump from rolling back the plan
What is durable fiat?
This Emory junior achieved the triumvirate at the NDT this year as the 1st seed in prelims, 1st speaker, and ultimate champion of the tournament
Who is Daniel Gallagher?
This tournament left our team with so much trauma that they played Roblox for 6 hours after without any breaks. It was bad
What is Emory/The Barkley Forum?
Decolonization is not a metaphor, it must be followed by land back, as affirmed by these scholars
Who are Tuck & Yang?
This procedural argument argues that in means throughout, and thus aff teams must satisfy all catergories of the resolution, not just individual ones.
What is T-Subsets