How critical theory is radicalizing high school debate

Re:How critical theory is radicalizing high school debate by tptacek on Sunday July 30, 2023 @02:49PM (#36934611)

I'm reminded of Patrick McKenzie's experience in college debate, where he took to every compatible proposition the argument "abolish the koseki" (the Japanese family register), a problematic Japanese cultural tradition that he could count on his opposition being unfamiliar with, until they ultimately had to change the debate rules to prevent that strategy:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10445061

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Re:How critical theory is radicalizing high school debate by morelisp on Sunday July 30, 2023 @03:46PM (#36935186)

This story doesn't really hold water for me; you do this once, we all laugh about it, but by the next week every team has a neg case file for this and a dozen variations of it.

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Re:How critical theory is radicalizing high school debate by tptacek on Sunday July 30, 2023 @06:52PM (#36936827)

I'm inclined not to think Patrick is lying about anything. He's not the type. (If you know me, that's only like 85-90% a compliment.)

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