NJSD Past Issues
Volume I (2012–2013)
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INTRODUCTION
BURDENS, PRESUMPTIONS & VALUE RESOLUTIONS IN LD DEBATE: A MEDIATION ON THE NFL RULES
ENSURING GEOGRAPHIC AND SKILL-LEVEL MIXING AT NATIONALS
THE TRUTH-TESTING PARADIGM AS A STRAW MAN
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NIX THE NIXONISM:
IDENTIFYING THE PURPOSES OF DEBATE THROUGH CONSTITUENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY & TRANSPARENCY
ACTIVIST JUDGING: A QUESTION OF OBJECTIVITY AND PEDAGOGY
OPEN SOURCE DEBATING: A DIFFICULT DECISION
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CRITICAL ARGUMENTS WITHOUT ALTERNATIVES
A CASE AGAINST PUNISHMENT THEORY IN LD DEBATE: OBJECTIONS TO “EMO” DEBATE
Volume II: 2013-2014
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POSITIONAL COMPETITION: MORE THAN JUST A PLAN TEXT
HOW FORENSICS SAVED MY LIFE: THE IMPACT OF FORENSICS ON LOWER-SES STUDENTS
-OVERCOMING THE FICTION OF “SOCIAL CHANGE THROUGH DEBATE”: WHAT’S TO LEARN FROM 2PAC’S CHANGES
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HOW DURABLE IS IT? A CONTEXTUALIZED INTERPRETATION OF FIAT IN POLICY DEBATE
TAILORING THE DEBATE FORMAT TO SPECIFIC EDUCATIONAL GOALS
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Volume III: 2014-2015
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“DON’T THREATEN TO SUE YOUR JUDGE”:
AN OVERVIEW OF THE LEGAL OBLIGATIONS OF JUDGES, SCHOOLS & ORGANIZATIONS
SOLVING THE ETHOS PROBLEM
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ROLE CONFUSION: THE CASE AGAINST POLICY DEBATE AS A ROLE-PLAYING EXERCISE
DEBATER-CORPORATIONS AND THE CAPITALISM OF COMPETITIVE INTERSCHOLASTIC PROGRAMS: A SWIFT PROPOSAL
CRITIQUING CHIMERA: PART I
Volume IV: 2015-2016
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WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN, BASIL?”: INTERPRETING RESOLUTIONS WITH PRINCIPLES OF JUDICIAL INTERPRETATION
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DON’T FLIP OUT: CONSIDERING ABANDONMENT OF THE COIN FLIP IN PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE
THE MISAPPROPRIATION OF IDENTITY POLITICS IN COMPETITIVE INTERSCHOLASTIC DEBATE:
HOW IDENTITY DISCOURSE UNDER COMPETITION RULES DISEMPOWERS THE DISENFRANCHISED & UNDERMINES THE COMMUNITY’S VALUES OF DIVERSITY & INCLUSIVITY
CRITIQUING CHIMERA: PART II
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INTRODUCING A CONVERSATION ON ACCESSIBILITY, DISABILITY & DEBATE
DYSLEXIA & DEBATE
DEAF DEBATERS
ACCESSIBILITY & DEBATE CAMPS
THE DISABLED PERSON’S STRUGGLE IN ROUND & BEYOND: TAKING BACK FORMERLY ABLEIST EDUCATIONAL SPACES IN THE POST-ADA GENERATION
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Volume V: 2016-2017
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MAY IT PLEASE THE COURT: A PROPOSAL TO MAKE “ORAL ARGUMENT” A FORENSICS ACTIVITY
DEBATING WITH/ABOUT DISABILITY: A REJOINDER
BOOK REVIEW: THOMAS A. HOLLIHAN & KEVIN T. BAASKE, ARGUMENTS & ARGUING: THE PRODUCTS AND PROCESS OF HUMAN DECISION MAKING (3rd ed.) (Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, 2016)
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INTRODUCING THE LOGIT SCORE: A NEW METHOD TO RANK DEBATE TEAMS
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GETTING OUT OF THE CARDS & INTO THE ARGUMENTS:
2018 STRATEGIES FOR REFUTATION
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Volume VI: 2017-2018
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OBSERVATIONS OF A LAW STUDENT TURNED DEBATE COACH​
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TESTING A NEW RANKING METHOD, THE LOGIT SCORE, WITH SIMULATED TOURNAMENTS
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GETTING OUT OF THE CARDS & INTO THE ARGUMENTS:
2018 STRATEGIES FOR REFUTATION
Volume VII: 2018-2019
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SEVEN MODEST PROPOSALS FOR DEBATE TABULATION:
REFLECTIONS ON TRADITIONS FROM BRINGING MATHEMATICS TO BEAR
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