The 3NR Podcast returns with a midseason premier featuring special guests James Herndon (Director of Debate Programs and Debate Coach at Emory University) and John Turner (M.A. candidate in Communication and Assistant Debate Coach at the University of Georgia). Along with Scott Phillips, James and John discuss affirmative approaches to debating critiques. The discussion centers around four tips:

1. In order to beat the critique, you must first have the vocabulary of the critique.


2. It is important for 2ARs to have a template for how to beat the critique.


3. Don’t shift your focus to the things the negative said: stay on point.


4. Know your answers to the stock critique shenanigans.

In this episode: James Herndon, Scott Phillips, John Turner