What is Debate?
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Today, a form of intellectual self-masturbation in which one attempts to scale an ivory tower in the shortest time possible. Policy debate was founded in 1957 in an attempt to disguise the throes of the real world with dignified, "intellectual" switch-side arguments. The framers intended it to allow young people to become more active in the world around them and encourage them to do something to help the ailing world. Instead, debaters made the activity into a competition of who could spew the most statistics, impacts, horribly damnable effects/results, screaming evidence at cutthroat speed, and modern debate sprouted as a result. Debate resides close to the top of the proverbial "ivory tower", as the real world gets translated into evidence and impacts, statistics and "strats" to win tournaments. Those who participate for the fun of it are exempt from this definition; it is only applicable to debate when it is applied as a critical theory that can "benefit the world".
Debate, when converted into a social theory, becomes a laughable mockery of the suffering of the world.
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Sarah Palin's natural enemy.
Did anyone watch the vice presidential debate? I am pretty sure Governor Palin was confused about what to do the entire time.
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used to catch de fish
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MY LIFE. policy debate is absolutely the best thing to happen to anyone.
a form of debating in which two teams of two argue pro and con (aff and neg) against the given resolution. various forms of argumentation include counterplans (alternate option for the aff plan), kritiks (cirticisms of the methodology of the aff plan), and disadvantages (potential risks that result in major impacts to the aff plan).
i debated that person and whooped his ass with my agamben k.
damn that guy debates. he is finnneeee.
i'll impact turn YOUR da, HO!
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noun - It's like wrestling, but with words!
Sometimes they get on the wrestling bus, but not on purpose!
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The act of purposely arguing with someone you know will never agree with you and being ok with that because you feel the same way. See argue
I'm right, no i'm right. Anarchist . . .
Bush Lover!
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A more polite term for the word argue. Often lead to pointless arguement.
Usually starts off with a topic like "Who was the first man alive?"
