forensics/speech and debate

ahrara_

Afghanistan1715 Posts

May 18 2008 21:48 GMT

It seems like there's a few people on TL who compete or competed in forensics. I know incontrol went to NPDA this year, plexa just got back from some kind of nationals (APDA?), tasteless used to compete in NPDA, and grandinquisitor too. Is there anyone else?

I didn't compete this semester for a bunch of reasons, but I'll be starting out next season at the 08 CAL opener. The one semester I was on the team though, it was a blast. I've never worked harder in my life, or felt as proud as when I placed in an event.

So, anyone wanna share some personal forensics thoughts and experiences?

ahrara_

Afghanistan1715 Posts

May 18 2008 21:52 GMT

Probably the most interesting debate I've seen is one where a CS Long Beach team ran an eroticism K where they started by acting out an orgasm. Ya, they literally got up and started stroking themselves and moaning. The argument was that gov couldn't have solvency because whatever policy they enacted, they could never give people personal liberation, or some shit like that.

Another memorable one was when, as opp, the government deliberately came up with some kind of crazy interpretation. My partner and I took the bait and ran 8 minutes of topicality. It turned out, gov had planned on this and had prepared an 8 minute, subpointed rebuttal to every standard we could throw at them. We lost, but ended up breaking anyway =).

Physician

United States4146 Posts

May 18 2008 22:58 GMT

odd use of the word "forensics" but then again I am a victim of my sphere of influence and this living language..

iNcontroL

USA29055 Posts

May 18 2008 23:09 GMT

yeah that long beach team is awesome. paterno is fairly hot too

Some teams were running space lizard politics as a seudo poly DA.

I used De-Dev a lot and loved my K's

Navane

Netherlands2749 Posts

May 18 2008 23:38 GMT

forensic is somehthing along the line of solving croimes at the scene? no?

GrandInquisitor

New York City13113 Posts

May 19 2008 00:13 GMT

GrandInquisitor

New York City13113 Posts

May 19 2008 00:13 GMT

fo·ren·sics (fə-rĕn'sĭks, -zĭks) pronunciation
n. (used with a sing. verb)

1. The art or study of formal debate; argumentation.
2. The use of science and technology to investigate and establish facts in criminal or civil courts of law.

Jonoman92

United States9105 Posts

May 19 2008 02:04 GMT

zomg critiques are kinda gay just a bit. I've done policy debate my last 3 years in high school. I've decided to not do it again my senior year but it was a pretty fun thing to do.

fusionsdf

Canada15390 Posts

May 19 2008 02:10 GMT

find another hot "piece of ass" this time lol?

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