Reply to Washington policy debate is resurgent (Georgetown Day School, Thomas Jefferson)

Forum Index » Private & Independent Schools

Reply to "Washington policy debate is resurgent (Georgetown Day School, Thomas Jefferson)"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Which is the one where they talk 100 miles an hour and (to an uneducated observer) it seems like it's kind of akin to fencing with scoring as many points as you can (thus the fast talking)?  Is that policy?  ...[/quote]
Yes, that is policy debate.  Each team is a partnership of two individuals.[/quote]
The auctioneer-style speed talking is what I recall too.  It seemed to me like a contest of who could best memorize a list of points and regurgitate them the fastest.[/quote]

Not really.  You have to constantly develop and expand your case so as to keep the other teams on their toes, and additionally you have to research, understand, and be prepared to respond to the cases any of the other 75-145 teams you might encounter at a national circuit tournament.   You have to be ready to argue the affirmative or the negative side in any given round.  Then you have to sit and listen atently to both your own partner, and the other side, so as not to miss, drop, or fail to make, or respond to, arguments.  And you have to do that over and over again for the 1 hr. and 50 min. of a typical round, times the anywhere from 5-7 preliminary rounds at a given tournament, followed by - if you are lucky - another four out-rounds (octos, quarters, semis, finals), over the period of a long, three-day weekend.

There is a reason another previous poster said that "I've seen some superstar genius folks with that background."   It can be intellectually, vocally, and physically grueling.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics