by DebateSensei Kubicka-Miller | Mar 9, 2017 | Uncategorized
The ideas of Archbishop Richard Whately still resonate today. One in particular, if I were to paraphrase, is that “anyone who asserts, must prove.” This idea underlies a great American legal presumption, that one is innocent until proven guilty. In competitive debate,... 
by DebateSensei Kubicka-Miller | Mar 5, 2017 | Debate Commentary
It is hard to think of a debate topic that elicits as much friendly competition than the disagreement of whether cats or dogs are better. People have strong opinions, but they also seem to enjoy the fact that the issue is irreconcilable. That the evidence for or... 
by DebateSensei Kubicka-Miller | Feb 12, 2017 | Debate Commentary
Calling someone a hypocrite is popular, but a weak argument Fallacies, by definition, display poor reasoning, but that doesn’t mean they are ineffective. They are not only effective, but popular. It is hard to think of a more popular argument, or refutation, than to... 
by DebateSensei Kubicka-Miller | Jan 26, 2017 | Debate Commentary
A classic debate strategy Every competitive debater goes through a period where they learn about how to craft policy proposals. Specifically, the importance of providing the right amount of specifics to the plans that they propose. It is common to specify the agent,... 
by DebateSensei Kubicka-Miller | Jan 25, 2017 | Uncategorized
President Trump claimed that 3-5 million people voted illegally. In response, several media outlets have requested evidence to support such a startling claim. The combination of a bold claim coming from a prominent figure, with the difficulty finding any evidence to... 