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NITOC Debate Tips

  • Apr 30, 2024
  • 2 min read

Nine tips to maximize your NITOC prep!


  1. Do not adjudicate - Only the most extreme issues (evidence fraud/manipulation etc.) warrant adjudication. If you see a minor violation, make it a voting issue and impact it for the judge!

  2. Avoid adjudication - Here's how to avoid adjudication: 1) read the rules, 2) have another set of eyes check your evidence, and 3) print/highlight the original source for all evidence cited in-round.

  3. Read your briefs - It does not do you any good to show up to NITOC with evidence you are not familiar with.

  4. Network - Reaching out to other students to trade material and gain intel about strategies in other regions is vital to success!

  5. Hone your theory - Theory arguments allow you to tilt the playing field in your favor. Pre-prepare and drill theory blocks so they come off smoothly in-round. 

  6. Start with sleep - In-round you are only as good as your brain. Make sure you are well-rested at NITOC.

  7. Wordsmithing - Start and end on a high note by drafting the introductions and conclusions of your speeches in prep time. 

  8. Impact calculus - Do not just tell the judge what you are winning, but tell them why what you are winning is more important than what your opponent is winning.

  9. The Oracle lies - Large Language Models like ChatGPT frequently fabricate sources. Using them to find information is fine, using them to write briefs and then trusting their citations is not. Do not use AI generated evidence. If you do, note that the information is AI generated and knowingly accept the risk that you will suffer penalties for evidence fabrication if the information you cite in the round is an AI delusion.

77 Comments


Noah Carter
Noah Carter
6 days ago

Excelente recopilación de consejos para quienes se preparan para una competencia de debate. Me pareció especialmente valioso el énfasis en conocer bien las evidencias, practicar con anticipación y mantener una estrategia clara durante cada ronda. También es muy acertada la recomendación sobre verificar las fuentes antes de utilizarlas. Llegué a este artículo mientras buscaba información sobre lotería nacional, y terminé encontrando un contenido realmente útil e interesante. ¡Gracias por compartir recursos de tanta calidad!

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zhao hommer
zhao hommer
Jun 29

NITOC debate tips would certainly provide a structured approach to argumentation and analysis, skills highly valued by an AlphaCoder when organizing complex information.

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Jack
Jack
Jun 20

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yaqian zhang
Jun 20

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