Resolved: President Obama’s plan for increasing troops in Afghanistan is in the United States’ best interest.
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As if there wasn’t enough bias in the topics, introduce a CURRENTLY highly politicized topic like this is suicide. EVERYONE has an opinion on this.
Darn it, the January curse is on. This isn’t even a bad topic (there’s ground on both sides) but the highly politicized nature (its TOO current) makes it an uphill battle to not only beat your opponent, but the preconceived notions your judge has as well.
Wow, this is actually pulled from the headlines. Increasing troops is highly politicized but I think having to prepare for this topic will be beneficial for students to form their own reasoned opinions.
Best topic ever. It actually fits the description of PF being a debate division focused on current topics. In fact, it’s in real time.
Wow this is a great topic in my opinion, probably one of the best I have seen in the past two years. Pf was made for a current events debate like this one and I am sure it will lead to some very interesting rounds. Politics always seem like they will play a bigger role than they end up playing. I guess at locals you could get moms and dads voting on their politics but I doubt much of that will happen at big tournaments.
I’m excited about this one!
I agree, and I love how the topic was released even before Obama’s decision was made public.
As for the politicized nature, this resolution has comparatively less than other ones, and anyway, it happens in every debate, not just this resolution. Do you think all judges are completely neutral about merit pay, many being teachers themselves?
The preconceptions about merit pay were FAR worse in my opinion last topic than they were this topic, I personally like this topic a ton, it’s got the key ingredients for some great rounds and the great thing is that the evidence on the topic is practically endless.
And at least if there is a judge who is not a teacher (we had one at Ohio Valley) They will definitely at least know what the topic is about.