Tuesday, May 22, 2012

What does it mean to say "This motion is fair"?

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I didn't intend to start writing this post; my original line of thought was that it should be possible to devise a rigorous statistical ...
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Monday, February 20, 2012

Would that we had more of this.

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The final of the LSE Open 2012 is an excellent example of what it means to debate outside the standard liberal paradigm.  All of the speeche...
Sunday, February 12, 2012

Prehistory recalled

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On the motion: THBT democracy is a necessary condition for economic growth and stability. Prop:  "How do we know that China is growin...
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A New Standard for Knifing

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Despite the best efforts of CA teams worldwide, there isn't really yet an operational standard for when it's acceptable for closing ...
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Sunday, February 5, 2012

How to get better at debating

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Natural talent is, of course, a necessary condition for being an excellent debater.  But frequently the real bottleneck is getting serious...
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Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Why Social Contract arguments are almost always wrong.

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Social contract arguments are incredibly painful to watch.  A debater is making a speech.  He wants to argue that some person has such-and-s...
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Monday, January 30, 2012

Why I like motions about aliens and robots.

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Many motions about aliens and robots are really debates about meta-ethics in disguise.  Without using any jargon or requiring formal trainin...