October 13, 2016
In this edition of The Meta, Bob applies the typical pragmatic justifications for plans to the September/October 2016 topic. In a surprising twist, he also makes semantic arguments for plans -- what do you think?
March 17, 2016
In this edition of The Meta, Bob rehearses some common arguments for disclosure in more depth by imagining the same debate in a world with disclosure and a world without it. He then moves on to tackle Martin Sigalow's recent blog post in opposition to disclosure.
March 8, 2016
In this edition of The Meta, Bob takes up Chris Palmer's idea that all theory arguments must contain interpretation evidence, AKA theory advocates. He also rambles on about why theory isn't exclusionary.
February 28, 2016
Bob discusses Marshall's position on spikes and why it might be too quick to dismiss them as not contributing to 'better debating.'
January 23, 2016
Bob continues his discussion of modesty applied to ROBs by dealing with objections raised to his recent article by Christian Chessman.
January 22, 2016
So you want to do college policy, but maybe you’re worried about transitioning from a completely different debate event. In this post, I hope to give you some confidence and insight from my own experience debating college policy. It was a difficult transition for me, but it doesn’t have to be for you! I’ll highlight why I struggled at first and what you can do better.
December 30, 2015
By Bob Overing 1 – S’quo or No I watched an octas debate at the Glenbrooks this year between Ollie Sussman from Cambridge Rindge and Latin […]
November 14, 2015
Premier Debate co-Director Bob Overing has recently released a copy of the paper he presented at the 2015 Alta Conference on Argumentation. He argues for a view […]
October 6, 2015
In this edition of The Meta, Bob considers and rejects arguments for a paradigmatic stance against disclosure theory.
September 5, 2015
August 28, 2015
Bob says internal links from common theory standards to common voters are self-evident, needing no justification.
May 1, 2015
In this end-of-the-year special, Bob reflects on the debates and debaters he enjoyed judging this season
