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I get some questions asking me how I did phil debate as a small school, so I thought I'd answer them here.  
I get some questions asking me how I did phil debate as a small school, so I thought I'd answer them here.  
== Debate ==
==== Phil Debate on the West Coast ====
==== Phil Debate on the West Coast ====
Silly rabbit, trix are for kids!
Silly rabbit, trix are for kids!
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I'll probably write a full length article on how to "do" phil debate soon, but it's always good to know the philosophy well enough to explain to a layperson. Using examples, numbering your arguments/signposting, and seeming knowledgeable always gives you a speaks boost. For example, if your opponent says "Freedom is not uniform, meaning Kant can't account for it under his a priori binary" a good response could be "Freedom comes in many different forms but it can still be a priori," but the best response would be something like "Freedom comes in many different forms but it can still be a priori e.g., saying a triangle has 3 sides is an a priori truth, but there are many different types of triangles -- scalene, isosceles, and equilateral even though they share the same property." While the second response is longer, it's also more detailed and explains the concept a lot better than the first. Longer responses are also not uniformly bad -- they give your judge time to flow, which can be a breath of fresh air in blippy phil debates.  
I'll probably write a full length article on how to "do" phil debate soon, but it's always good to know the philosophy well enough to explain to a layperson. Using examples, numbering your arguments/signposting, and seeming knowledgeable always gives you a speaks boost. For example, if your opponent says "Freedom is not uniform, meaning Kant can't account for it under his a priori binary" a good response could be "Freedom comes in many different forms but it can still be a priori," but the best response would be something like "Freedom comes in many different forms but it can still be a priori e.g., saying a triangle has 3 sides is an a priori truth, but there are many different types of triangles -- scalene, isosceles, and equilateral even though they share the same property." While the second response is longer, it's also more detailed and explains the concept a lot better than the first. Longer responses are also not uniformly bad -- they give your judge time to flow, which can be a breath of fresh air in blippy phil debates.  
==== Small School Debate ====
==== Small School Debate ====
(This is the part where I do some shameless advertising)
(This is the part where I do some shameless advertising)
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Wiki stalking is going to be your best friend, especially if you don't do policy -- phil and K links can be easily acquired and used whenever you want as long as you're not at the first tournament of the topic.  
Wiki stalking is going to be your best friend, especially if you don't do policy -- phil and K links can be easily acquired and used whenever you want as long as you're not at the first tournament of the topic.  
== Docs ==


=== 2022 -- 2023 ===
=== 2022 -- 2023 ===
==== January/February ====
==== January/February ====
===== ACs =====
===== ACs =====
I mostly read Kant with an ASEAN advantage, but in more tricky rounds I'd just fill the aff with preempts (theory or AT: K) instead of the util advantage. I kept the Kant framework and advantage relatively short (< 3:00) since most people don't LBL the justifications anyway, so it wasted time in the aff that I could use to add other more strategic preempts. The one below is the longer Kant framework by itself with all the carded preempts I'd put in the framework.
I mostly read Kant with an ASEAN advantage, but in more tricky rounds I'd just fill the aff with preempts (theory or AT: K) instead of the util advantage. I kept the Kant framework and advantage relatively short (< 3:00) since most people don't LBL the justifications anyway, so it wasted time in the aff that I could use to add other more strategic preempts. The one below is the longer Kant framework by itself with all the carded preempts I'd put in the framework.  


[[:File:Prospect ST JF23 Kant AC.docx|JF23 -- Kant AC]]  
[[:File:Prospect ST JF23 Kant AC.docx|JF23 -- Kant AC]]


[[:File:Prospect ST - JF23 Kant AC Frontlines.docx|JF23 -- Kant AC Frontlines]]  
[[:File:Prospect ST - JF23 Kant AC Frontlines.docx|JF23 -- Kant AC Frontlines]]


My pride and joy:  
My pride and joy:  


[[:File:Prospect ST - JF23 - Kritikal Kantsequentialism AC.docx|JF23 -- Kritikal Kantsequentialism AC]]  
[[:File:Prospect ST - JF23 - Kritikal Kantsequentialism AC.docx|JF23 -- Kritikal Kantsequentialism AC]]
===== NCs =====
===== NCs =====
Read this NC mostly to get high speaks in front of judges that disliked skepticism. I'd usually run skep whenever I could though since the topic wasn't very balanced philosophy-wise.  
Read this NC mostly to get high speaks in front of judges that disliked skepticism. I'd usually run skep whenever I could though since the topic wasn't very balanced philosophy-wise.  
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JF23 -- Morp DA
JF23 -- Morp DA
===== Theory =====
===== Theory =====
My other pride and joy:  
My other pride and joy:  


[[:File:Prospect ST - Furry Spec.docx|JF23 -- Furry Spec]]
[[:File:Prospect ST - Furry Spec.docx|JF23 -- Furry Spec]]
==== November/December ====
==== November/December ====
===== ACs =====
===== ACs =====
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ND22 -- Kant AC Frontlines
ND22 -- Kant AC Frontlines
===== NCs =====
===== NCs =====
Not the most viable NC, ran it mostly for the speaks thing I mentioned above.  
Not the most viable NC, ran it mostly for the speaks thing I mentioned above.  
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ND22 -- Particularism NC
ND22 -- Particularism NC
==== September/October ====
==== September/October ====
===== ACs =====
===== ACs =====
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=== 2021 -- 2022 ===
=== 2021 -- 2022 ===
It's literally all Kant.  
It's literally all Kant.  
==== January/February ====
==== January/February ====
===== ACs =====
===== ACs =====
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