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== How can I learn to Circuit Debate? == | == How can I learn to Circuit Debate? == | ||
As mentioned before, getting introduced to Circuit Debate can feel overwhelming with all of the concepts there are to learn. Luckily, there are many in the community who are willing to help. Below is a table of resources that contain links to various documents and websites that are intended to help out. If you know of any resources that meet the criterion of being substantial, community-endorsed, and helpful, feel free to add it to the list. | As mentioned before, getting introduced to Circuit Debate can feel overwhelming with all of the concepts there are to learn. Luckily, there are many in the community who are willing to help. Below is a table of resources that contain links to various documents and websites that are intended to help out. If you know of any resources that meet the criterion of being substantial, community-endorsed, and helpful, feel free to add it to the list. | ||
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| [[Library|Circuitdebater Library]] || The website that you are currently on! The CD library offers community-written articles on all of the most common concepts in LD debate, intended to provide an accessible knowledge base for all. | |||
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| [http://hsld.debatecoaches.org NDCA Wiki] || After most circuit LD rounds, debaters will disclose their cases by uploading them to the wiki after the round. Through this wiki, you can download various cases and see the style of arguments that are read, as well as try to decipher what some of the arguments are saying. Fair warning: you should not expect yourself to understand all (or even most) of the arguments here. Some of them are probably gibberish, and also, even experienced debaters fail to understand many arguments they themselves are reading in round. | |||
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| [[Tabroom.com|Tabroom]] || Tabroom.com is the website where you sign up for tournaments and see information about all relevant tournaments during a given weekend. If you want to see more information about a tournament you have interest in attending, your best bet is to look here. Note that most of the tournaments here will not be relevant to you; if you are looking for bid tournaments to attend, see the below row. | |||
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| [https://ci.uky.edu/UKDebate/ld-bid-tournaments-0 Bid Tournaments] || The TOC bid tournament list shows all tournaments around the country that assign a bid if you reach a certain outround. To get more information about a particular tournament, look on tabroom. | |||
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