[eDebate] Re: Topic Change For One Tournament

[Doyle Srader]

Stefan wrote:

>H)  Alternative Formats (Doyle/Zomp).  These are all reasonable ideas, and
>perhaps better than nothing, but if we do this we probably won't take a lot
>of time to read the articles and learn new things.

Anyone who thinks round eight might decide whether they see an elimination 
round will do some reading and probably have a practice debate or two in 
that format. It just won't require the research blitz that makes debaters 
and coaches skip class and lose so much sleep that they risk their health 
and their team's safety.

Doyle Srader
Lecturer, Speech Communication
Stephen F. Austin State University
http://titan.sfasu.edu/~f_sraderdw/