LD
TRACK
Lincoln-Douglas
The value syllogism. Comparison under pressure. Categorical truths defended in five minutes. LD sharpens impact calculus and comparison.
ZENITH · VOX
INTENSIVE · TP + LD · 4-DAY
LAT 51.4779LON 0.0000
LAT 46.73LON 7.67
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PREMISE · 01
HARD RESET
Hard reset. Every student leaves able to construct debate from the ground up — not parroting templates, but understanding the underlying logic that generates every technique they will ever use.
When students come to the same conclusions we come to, independently, we have done our job.
FORMAT · P-02
The structure below is modeled after the Ethos PHC camp format: discrete one-hour lectures, each with a clear thesis, followed by drills or practice application. Days run approximately 6–7 hours with a lunch break and built-in game / decompression blocks. The goal is intensity without burnout — students should leave each day tired but not fried.
TRACKS · P-03
Two tracks: Team Policy (TP) and Lincoln-Douglas (LD). No varsity / novice split. Hard reset.
OPTIONS · 02
PICK A SCOPE
Two ways in.
Option A is the full camp. Four days, the whole roadmap, multiple practice rounds, track splits, delivery day. Option B compresses the core into a single session.
OPTION A · RECOMMENDED
Full Camp · 4 days
The whole roadmap. Architecture, rebuttal, resolution analysis, delivery. Multiple judged rounds with written feedback.
4 DAYS · ~6–7 HRS / DAY
OPTION B
One-Day Workshop
The core, compressed. One intensive session. A taste of the standard before a roster commits to the full cycle.
- 9:00SHAREDWelcome & Framing
- 9:20SHAREDUnified Theory + Stock Issues
- 10:45SHAREDImpact Calculus + Four-Point RefutationEnds with the Death Drill.
- 12:45SPLITNegative Strategy + Res Analysis (TP) │ Value Architecture + Res Analysis (LD)
- 2:10SHAREDPractice Round + Debrief
- 3:25SPLITTargeted Drill Block
- 3:55SHAREDExit Diagnostic + Close
1 DAY · ~6 HRS
METHOD · 03
WHY IT WORKS
Every argument lives on the grid.
Two axes: causality and time. The grid below is the master plan. Once a student can place any argument on it, technique becomes a question of application.
FRAMEWORK · M-01
Fact debate lives in present cause only. Value debate lives in present and future effects. Policy debate lives in all four.
CAUSE
EFFECT
PRESENT
Present-Cause
Status quo (Inherency)
Present-Effect
Impacts / Harms / Significance
FUTURE
Future-Cause
Plan
Future-Effect
Advantages / Disadvantages
TRACKS · M-02
Two tracks, one logic.
Both teach the same underlying logic. Mornings are shared.
TP
TRACK
Team Policy
Stock issues. Warrant depth. Specific affirmatives stress-tested across the round. TP sharpens warrant depth and structure.
DRILLS · M-03
Signature drills.
Targeted exercises that build the parts. Each one names a specific failure mode and reps it out.
D-01
Death Drill
Defend any position for one minute, no notes. Fastest way to find what you actually believe.
D-02
Napkin Case
Build a case in three sentences. If it does not fit on a napkin it is not yet a case.
D-03
CX Gauntlet
Cross-examined in series until the weak link surfaces. You learn it before the other team does.
D-04
Framework Fight
Two students, one resolution, opposite frameworks. Whoever owns the standard wins the round.
D-05
Impact-Calc Reps
Magnitude × probability, on the clock. Until comparative weighing is muscle memory.
The one test that matters: can you place any argument on the grid?
FAQ · 04
ASKED & ANSWERED
Questions we hear.
Honest answers to the obvious ones. Send the rest through the form below.
- CAMP · Q01Do I need debate experience?MERIDIAN · A01No. It is a hard reset with no varsity or novice split. Everyone rebuilds from first principles.
- CAMP · Q02TP or LD, which track?MERIDIAN · A02Pick your format. Both teach the same underlying logic and the mornings are shared. LD sharpens impact calculus, TP sharpens warrant depth.
- CAMP · Q03Why start over if I already compete?MERIDIAN · A03We teach the logic that generates technique, not templates. The goal is that you reach our conclusions on your own.
- CAMP · Q04How intense is it?MERIDIAN · A04About six to seven hours a day with lunch and decompression blocks. You leave tired, not fried.
- CAMP · Q05What can I actually do by the end?MERIDIAN · A05Place any argument on the causality and time grid, run comparative impact calculus, and deliver four-point refutation live.
- CAMP · Q06Camp or the one-day workshop?MERIDIAN · A06Camp is the full roadmap with multiple practice rounds, debriefs, track splits, and a delivery day. The workshop compresses the core into one session with a single practice round.
REGISTRATION · 05
RESERVE SEATS
Tell us who, when, and how many. We confirm dates and scope personally, then share payment details.