Coach Vaughan – Page 17

Stripes of the Champion Apologist

The “Red Zebra Theory” is an idea introduced by Apologetics champion Luis Garcia that differentiates winning apologetics speeches from the rest of the pack.

Principles of Great Refutation

Understanding the format of an argument is the basis for preparing a strong refutation. Lincoln-Douglas debater Lydia Williams explains to novice debaters how to attack basic arguments and build the rebuttal that will win rounds.

Improving Delivery

“Delivery” is the use of verbal and non-verbal communication to persuade your judge in a debate round. National Lincoln-Douglas debate champions Jon Bateman and Matthew Baker present campers with five delivery techniques to improving delivery.

Judge Expectations in Apologetics

Apologetics judges enter a room with a job to do: fill out ballots of everyone they judge. Undefeated Apologetics champion Luis Garcia gives the roadmap of how to structure your speech to deliver an award-winning speech.

Apologetics Foundations

This camp session is a great start to understanding apologetics in Christian speech and debate leagues. Undefeated national champion Luis Garcia explains this popular and unique speech event.

Ethical Evidence (by Matthew Baker)

What creates unethical evidence? Two-time NCFCA national finalist Matthew Baker gives his rundown of reasons as well as solutions to combat unethical evidence use in academic debate.

Value of Library Research

In the world of online debating, it is tempting to write off traditional libraries. They are actually the best place to start your research. Matthew Baker explains.

Government Documents for Research Part 2

Matthew Baker continues his discussion with Research Camp participants on using government documents (starting with Supreme Court decisions) in their Policy Debate research.

Generic Negative Briefing

Generic arguments are strategic pivots that negative debaters can bring into the debate round to turn the narrative against their affirmative opponents. Matthew Baker gives his list of how to write solid generic briefs for competition.

Advanced Values

Lincoln-Douglas debaters should learn to advance to a higher-level understanding values in a debate round. Matthew Erickson, the 2012 Stoa National Champion in LD, gives his understanding of how to run advanced values in this camp session.