Archive for October, 2006

Hello!

I want to personally thank Danny Cantrell for all that he has done to promote NFA-LD in Southern California. His efforts are unprecedented, in terms of the free evidence, registration fees and theory he is willing to just give away. I am absolutely sure that NFA-LD will grow VERY quickly in SoCal, and it will [...]

Hunger Disadvantage – Global Warming Good

The general thesis of this disadvantage is that without increases in Carbon Dioxide (CO2) from Global warming the world is going to face a huge food shortage. This is a good generic disadvantage because almost all of the (topical) affirmative plans will decrease global warming by switching away from fossil fuels. This is an especially [...]

The Disadvantage

The Disadvantage A. Uniqueness This argument says that the disadvantage is NOT going to occur in the status quo. It’s like inherency for the DA. Example: Oil prices are high, but STABLE in the Status Quo. B. Link This argument says that the affirmative case does something to change the direction of the status quo. [...]

Ethanol Evidence

Here is the first post of generic evidence you are free to use in your rounds. It contains six pages of general ethanol cards – some for Aff and some for Neg. Good luck! Ethanol Evidence General – pdf Share on Facebook

Cutting Cards

One of the more challenging aspects of starting NFA-LD is accumulating the critical mass of evidence needed for the first tournament. Once you have the basic research done then all you need to do throughout the semester is keep updating your files. You’ll want to stay on top of any current developments related to your [...]