ROSTRUM LIBRARY

Articles from the National Forensic League's magazine, The Rostrum. Compiled by Alfred C. Snider, University of Vermont, in cooperation with the National Forensic League and Debate Central.

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LINCOLN DOUGLAS DEBATE

DRINKING FROM OUR OWN SKULLS: THE RHETORICAL INVERSION OF LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE
Jason Baldwin, Rostrum, January, 2003

NFL LD DEBATE GUIDELINES
Rostrum, April, 2002

CROSS EX: WHERE THE BATTLE'S LOST AND WON
Rusty McCrady, Rostrum, March, 2003

LINCOLN-DOUGLAS MAKES UDL DEBUT
R. Eric Barnes, Rostrum, February, 2002

THE IMPORTANCE OF USING THE CRITERION EFFECTIVELY
Nathan Carle, Rostrum, February, 2002

MY OBJECTION TO YOUR OBJECTION
Jonathan Carr, Rostrum, April, 2002

COLLEGE LD: THE NEXT STEP?
Jason Gordon, Rostrum, February, 2002

WEIGHING AND IMPACTING IN LINCOLN DOUGLAS DEBATE
Anna Manasco, Rostrum, February, 2002

HE SAID, SHE SAID: GENDER ISSUES IN LINCOLN DOUGLAS DEBATE
James Scott, Rostrum, February, 2002

"THIS IS L-D": THEORY ARGUMENTATION IN LINCOLN DOUGLAS DEBATE
R. J. Pellicciotta, Rostrum, February, 2002

A PROPOSAL FOR RESOLUTIONALLY BASED CRITERION AND OPPOSING INFORMING VALUES IN LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE
Fed Robertson, Rostrum, February, 2002

AN INVITATION TO JOIN THE LD-L LISTSERV, A VIRTUAL LINCOLN-DOUGLAS COMMUNITY
Paul Wexler, Rostrum, 2001

SELECTED PHILOSOPHY TOPICS THAT ARISE FREQUENTLY IN LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE
David M. Shapiro, Rostrum, March, 1998

THE DIVIDED 2AR
Shane C. Mecham, Rostrum, 2000

PROMOTING FAIRNESS IN L/D DEBATE
William McCrady, Rostrum, April, 1999

SEEKING CLARITY THROUGH THE FOG: ON THE USE OF VALUES AND CRITERIA IN LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE
Courtney J. Balentine and Minh A. Luong, Rosrum, January, 1999

UTILIZING LEGAL RESOURCES IN VALUE ARGUMENTATION AND ADVOCACY
Elizabeth I. Rogers and Minh A. Luong, Rostrum, January, 1999

PRESUMPTION AND BURDEN OF PROOF
R.J. Pellicciotta
, Rostrum, November, 2000

NEW PERSPECTIVES ON VALUES AND CRITERIA IN LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE: THE CASE FOR CONTEXTUAL STANDARDS
Minh A. Luong, Rostrum, 2001

PRAGMATIC ORIENTATION IN LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE: ON THE NEED FOR PERSUASION WITH A PRACTICAL PERSPECTIVE
by Keryn M. Kwedor and Minh A. Luong, Rostrum, January, 1999

TOWARDS A MORE FUNCTIONAL METHODOLOGY FOR TOPIC ANALYSIS: A HYBRID OF DATA AND
CONCEPT-DRIVEN MODELS
Cherian G. Koshy and Minh A. Luong, Rostrum, January, 1999


LD: THE FORENSICS "MAGIC BULLET"
Bill Gibron, April, 2000

THE SOCIAL CONTRACT: A LINCOLN DOUGLAS DEBATE INTRODUCTION
William Bennett, Rostrum, November, 2000

HOW TO CHOOSE AN LD INSTITUTE
Jason Baldwin, April, 2000

LD REBUTTALS AS SPEECHES
Jason Baldwin, Rostrum, April, 2001

EVIDENCE: A RATIONALE IN LD
Jason Baldwin, Rostrum, February, 1999

THE PROBLEM OF VALUES AS END STATES IN L/D DEBATE
Shane Mecham
Rostrum, April, 1999

SPEED IN L/D: BLESSING OR BANE?
William (Rusty) McCrady
Rostrum, January, 2000

PROMOTING FAIRNESS IN L/D DEBATE
William (Rusty) McCrady
Rostrum, April, 1999

THE NATIONAL 'SNAPSHOT' OF
LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE

Mitch Gaffer
Rostrum, November, 1999

HOW TO (STILL) MAKE OUR IDEAS CLEAR
Jason Baldwin
Rostrum, April, 1999

EVIDENCE IN L/D
Jason Baldwin
Rostrum, April, 1999

A big tent for Lincoln/Douglas debate
Bro. Michael Tidd FSC, Rostrum, November, 1998

The case for training L/D debate judges
Rusty McCrady, Rostrum, November, 1997

Individual rights: the "nuke war" of L/D debate
Shane Mecham, Rostrum, November, 1997

An introduction to the value premise
Jason Baldwin, Rostrum, November, 1997

How debate has shaped my life
Ankur Doshi, Rostrum, October, 1997

A moderate approach to analyzing a Lincoln/Douglas resolution
Marilee Dukes, Rostrum, November, 1997

Conquering a new topic
William Bennett, Rostrum, November, 1997

Debates have come a long way since Lincoln-Douglas 'discussion'
Herbert Mitgang, Rostrum, November, 1996

The big picture
Renard Francois, Rostrum, March, 1996

Of elephants and onions
Dale McCall, Rostrum, November, 1996

Against Mail-Order Evidence
Jason Baldwin, Rostrum, November, 1996

In defense of handbooks
Marty Ludlum, Rostrum, February, 1997

Warrency: where's the link?
Martin Cox, Rostrum, November, 1996

Against balance negatives
Jason Baldwin, Rostrum, October, 1995

Balance negatives: a reply
Mark Weber, Rostrum, February, 1996

Balance negatives: a final rejoinder
Jason Baldwin, Rostrum, November, 1996

Criteria and hierarchy: the original odd couple
William Bennett, Rostrum, March, 1995

What contract?
Jason Baldwin, Rostrum, March, 1995

Burden of proof and presumption in Lincoln/Douglas debate: a call for reform
Minh Luong, Rostrum, October, 1995

The naturalistic fallacy in value debate
conclusion, see last page
Martin Cox, Rostrum, January, 1995

A reply to Cox
Mark Webber, Rostrum, May, 1995

Please! Don't ask me to think!
Marilee Dukes, March, 1995

Propositions of fact
Ronald Matlon, Rostrum, December, 1994

Value debate research
Rich Mercadante, Rostrum, December, 1994

Student views: how to win at Lincoln/Douglas
Grant Gottfried, Rostrum, December, 1994