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Re:How critical theory is radicalizing high school debate by cmdli on Saturday July 29, 2023 @11:15PM (#36927457)
The trouble is that it ignores the very thing that debate is trying to teach: the ability to sympathize with, understand, and argue for a position even if you don’t agree with it. It is meant to encourage a greater understanding of the world through different perspectives.
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Re:How critical theory is radicalizing high school debate by kalkin on Sunday July 30, 2023 @01:23AM (#36928099)
People do exactly this with Ks in policy debate - the same person presenting a K in one round will be defending against it in another round. Nationally competitive debaters don't (in my experience) choose Ks because they believe in them, but because they're tactically effective.
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