"Debating Evidence" - lecture at the 2009 University of Richmond National Debate Institute - Videos

Stephen Stetson of Alabama Arise, a coalition of religious, community and civic groups that promote state policies to improve the lives of low-income people, lectures on debate, poverty and evidence. This lecture explains what a qualification is and how this evidence gets deployed in often unquestioned ways. It addresses what sources are available and the strengths and weaknesses of these sources.In this topic, Stetson is a giant among giants because of his specific intersection between debate and progressive legislative reform, which he lobbies for and educates about every single day. Stetson was a very successful first-round NDT debater for the University of Texas, reaching the Quarterfinals his senior year, and always bringing an eye for quality evidence to the table.

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