I was once in the state finals in Lincoln-Douglas Debates. I *eviscerated* my opponent’s case in the semi-finals. L-D is like a court: if you are the negative, you don’t have to prove innocence; you just have to show the affirmative has FAILED to make his case.
https://twitter.com/CheeseForEvery1/status/1360785827907973121
When I learned I lost, I actually asked them to double check to make sure our names hadn’t got mixed up, because I had not lost. It was a decisive victory. But no, I really lost. I waited all day to get the judge’s reasoning back.
Her reason?
“While you completely refuted all your opponent’s arguments, you failed to make a case for your side.”
THIS IS LITERALLY DIRECTLY OPPOSITE OF THE RULES OF THE DEBATES. The negative has NO burden to make ANY case.
“While you completely refuted all your opponent’s arguments, you failed to make a case for your side.”
THIS IS LITERALLY DIRECTLY OPPOSITE OF THE RULES OF THE DEBATES. The negative has NO burden to make ANY case.
So I lost a state championship because the “judge” DIDN’T EVEN KNOW THE FUCKING RULES OF THE DEBATES SHE WAS JUDGING.
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