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12/18/2025

https://lastingimpact.info/opinion-ld-frameworks-and-how-to-apply-the-scales-to-judging-by-henry-chen/?fbclid=IwZnRzaAOwPw1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeFFCf5B-DDBfjL2RTgN1XpF9wkSTKDQ7l3l25wxpO89CUyfOLFV_Z-Up2TFM_aem_a3qcbUHH_Na-9jQe5eMOCA

12/18/2025

https://lastingimpact.info/opinion-part-3-ld-common-failures-how-good-students-go-wrong-by-henry-chen/?fbclid=IwZnRzaAOwPp5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeQYsfVHYdBI-knD6LcMaQ4SfdzQ6RlUlJfK3FUS4GPFKCgEXfohLFMBa9KqI_aem_wOesClUK7WMGEP0V02GqZw

12/18/2025

https://lastingimpact.info/understanding-lincoln-douglas-values-debate-part-2-by-henry-chen/?fbclid=IwZnRzaAOwPcJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEe_imbx_qBIYZN49JKEPibhzzSaXHMWZNM3t9CB97Q7kf2bK763BhlLq5NhjE_aem_OLk5kpN97lWkg0S2T8e0Ng

12/18/2025

Since most people’s default mode is policy thinking, Lincoln Douglas Debaters need clear positive examples ofwhat values reasoning looks like when it’s working. Here are How Different Frameworks Generate Duty-Measure Arguments… Each major moral framework has its own way of generating duty-meas...

12/18/2025

Even students who understand the scale analogy often fall into traps that pull them backtoward policy thinking. Let’s identify the most common ones so you can avoid them. Trap #1: Defending Your Value Only By Its ConsequencesWhat it looks like: “We should value justice because just societies hav...

12/18/2025

The Battle of the Scales If you’re reading this, you’ve probably experienced the frustration of values debate. Maybeyou’re a student who worked hard on a case but felt confused about what the judge actuallywanted. Maybe you’re a parent judge who felt uncertain about how to evaluate rounds,es...

11/19/2025

https://lastingimpact.info/opinion-understanding-lincoln-douglas-values-debate-the-battle-of-the-scales-by-henry-chen/

11/13/2025

https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSi8LzDAkMQLEs2X_7et7PhqIwsK7ykkAv5x-BDUZ7azLUt8gk91nnNSkZKJhkIuA/pub?urp=gmail_link

Values debate is currently failing because students, judges, and coaches default to policy-style argumentation. Debates labeled 'values' are indistinguishable from policy debates except for decorative value/criterion statements. This happens because our culture has lost the capacity for genuine mora...