Talk to anyone who participated in National Speech & Debate or some similar organization. Ask them what they think of the current crop of intellectual “debaters”, particularly the ones who tour college campuses. Their attitude is basically that of someone who doesn’t like pro wrestling talking about pro wrestling.
@glyph Hi. Former National Forensic League high school debater . Participated in Nationals in 1989. I would very much like to co-sign this entire thread and note that many of us from my school consider the critical thinking skills we obtained from debate as being the most important thing we learned. And we mock this bullshit without mercy.
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