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What is Lincoln-Douglas?1. The type of debate that is similar to policy debate, except that it is based on the debater's ability to think creatively and logically, rather than their ability to spew random facts at a rate that makes them sound to everybody except for other debaters like someone who is either vomiting out syllables or is demon-possessed. Generally accepted as the best kind of debate, as it allows the most room for crazy mind-grenade generating arguments. Lincoln douglas debaters are generally acknowledged to be twice as good as either pofo or policy debaters, because it takes two of the other types of debaters to make a team, but only one lincoln douglas debater. "hey, does that guy do lincoln-douglas debate?" Lincoln-Douglas - meme gifLincoln-Douglas - videoLincoln-Douglas - what is it?One of three debate events currently in use by the National Forensic League (NFL). Also known by its initials, LD, Lincoln-Douglas was named for the famous debate that took place between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas before the Civil War. The event is differentiated from the other two debate styles in that, firstly, only one person competes per side (as opposed to the two-person teams of PF and CX), and secondly, it concentrates on issues of value and morality rather than plan, the fixation of policy debate and (theoretically) PF. "You just got out of a round of Lincoln-Douglas Debate, right? How'd the round go?" What does "Lincoln-Douglas" mean?A style of debate centered on a value, a value criterion, and a set of contentions. Commonly shortened to LD. Affirmative: ...please cross-refer to my case, and then you will clearly see how my opponents value falls, and in turn his whole case. |
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