ShenVaFL 2
2016
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VA/US
Lincoln-Douglas Varsity
Abbreviation
LD
Format
Debate
Entry Fee
$0.00
Entry
1 competitors per entry
Event Description:
Lincoln Douglas Debate is one-on-one debate and is primarily focused on competing values. Every two months, a resolution is decided upon by coaches across the nation and it is debated at most tournaments within that two month period. Resolutions generally take the form in which two values are pitted against each other. After an examination of these resolutions, underlying values will emerge. Debaters then write cases (the affirmative should write a 6 minute case and the negative should write a 3 and 1/2 minute case) that they present and continue the debate in the form of spontaneous rebuttals that should not bring up any new arguments that weren't already addressed in the cases. In VaFL, LD Debate is Novice (first year), Junior Varsity (second year), Varsity (third year and up). Students are bumped up to the next division when they go 3-0 at any VaFL preliminary tournament.
