Tri State Debate League Workshop at Collegiate

2024 — New York City, NY/US

Intro to Policy Debate

Abbreviation NCX
Format Speech
Entry Fee $0.00
Entry 1 competitors per entry

Event Description:

Intro Policy Debate
This track is intended for students who are new to debate or have middle school experience with debate, but know they would like to participate in the Policy Debate format.
BREAKFAST - 8:30am - 9:20am
SESSION 1 - 9:30am - 11:00am Flowing Tutorial
Description Debates are tracked using a flowsheet or "flow" and this is the basis for how debates are evaluated. Students will learn how to keep track of arguments during a debate, and the importance of responding to each of the opponent's arguments.
Lecturer - Room Sonnie Picallo -
LUNCH - 11:00am - 12:00pm
SESSION 2 - 12:15pm - 1:45pm Generative AI Aff/Case Neg
Description Generative AI will be a core discussion on this year's intellectual property topic. Students will learn the details of the Generative AI affirmative, as well as a suite of negative strategies to employ when debating against this affirmative.
Lecturer - Room Shreeram Modi -
SESSION 3 - 2:00pm - 3:30pm Disadvantages
Description Disadvantages are among the most common negative strategies in Policy Debate. Students will learn the structure of a disadvantage, the various ways to respond to a disadvantage on the affirmative, and how the disadvantage is evaluated when a judge is deciding the outcome of a debate.
Lecturer - Room Jack Booth -
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Location
Collegiate School
Contacts
Sohail Jouya Teja K Vepa
General Info
Invitation Homepage Email Archive Events & Divisions Institutions In Attendance
Events
Preparation Public Forum (Scrimmages)
Brand New to Debate Intermediate Policy & Lincoln-Douglas Intro Public Forum Intro to Policy Debate
Circuits
NatCir – National Circuit (US HS) NDA – Newark Debate Academy NJFL – New Jersey Speech & Debate League NYCFL – New York Catholic Forensic League SADL – Success Academy Debate League (SADL) TSDL – Tri-State Debate League

Dates & Deadlines

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Tournament Dates Sep 14 2024
Registration Opens Wed Aug 14 at 1:00 PM
Registration Closes Fri Sep 13 at 5:00 PM
Fees Freeze After Fri Sep 13 at 5:00 PM
Judge Information Due Fri Sep 13 at 5:00 PM
Drop online until Fri Sep 13 at 5:00 PM
Change fees apply after Fri Sep 13 at 5:00 PM

These deadlines are set in Tabroom for technical purposes. Always consult the invitation or tournament notices for official policies about deadlines and procedures.