DX – Eric Qian Will the Supreme Court vote to uphold Donald Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship? This question is from this year’s Harvard tournament. It’s tricky for many reasons; first, predicting Supreme Court decisions is just naturally hard, and second, there’s both a legal and a political approach to the question. I don’t […]
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IX – Eric Qian Now that the Sudanese Armed Forces have recaptured Khartoum, is the civil war nearing an end? This is a tricky prediction question, but I think it’s helpful to think about what makes civil wars come to an end. The Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces would need to negotiate […]
What’s up, extempers! As the local and regular national circuit season comes to an end, larger and higher stakes tournaments come around the corner: Tournament of Champions, Extemp TOC, NIETOC, NCFLs, and NSDAs. It’s the cycle of extemp, sleep, repeat… right? Sure it is. No matter where you are in your preparation journey – I’ve […]
DX – Kavin Selva How will recent changes to Southwest’s business model impact the American airline industry? First thoughts – My first thoughts here are about the substructure I’ll use for this question. The first subpoint will be a change Southwest has implemented, and the second subpoint will be an effect on the industry. Looking […]
Hi viewers! Bible content team here – we’re excited to announce a change in our content. We know y’all can subscribe to things like newsletters to learn about what’s going on in the world, so we’re shifting away from our typical content brief articles. Instead, we’ll be publishing question briefs. In these question briefs, we’ll […]
December was a very busy month for extempers across the country as they competed in a number of large, National Points Race Tournaments. As a result, the current standings have changed significantly since the last article. With the Longhorn Classic, GMA, Princeton, and MBA all happening in the month of December (or shortly thereafter) its […]
It’s been a busy couple of weeks for extempers as several tournaments have happened over the last month, shaking up the standings of the National Points Race. With the NYC Invitational, Villiger, the Florida Blue Key, and Glenbrooks happening, it’s time for an update. New York City Invitational (Bronx) The NYC Invitational is classified as […]
For the fifth consecutive year, The Extemper’s Bible is excited to host the National Points Race (NPR), a system designed to recognize the most consistent extemporaneous speaking competitors across a series of prestigious national tournaments. Building on the framework of the Extemp Central National Points Race, we will again use tiered rankings to assess the […]
The speech and debate season has begun, and two major tournaments have already taken place: the University of Kentucky’s National Speech and Debate Season Opener, commonly referred to as the UK Opener, and the Yale Invitational. The UK tournament is classified as a tier 5 event, meaning that only finalists receive points. This year’s tournament […]
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Wiki #3: Biden’s 2022 State of the Union
In looking at perhaps the most important domestic speech for any USX-er out there, Anirudh Prasanna recaps the most memorable moments in the third installment of our Wiki series. President Biden delivered his first State of the Union speech on Tuesday, March 1st, in which he found the nation to be “stronger today than we […]
The Montgomery Bell Academy (MBA) Round Robin is a 16 person, invite-only tournament, widely recognized as the most prestigious round robin in the nation. The tournament will take place in Nashville, Tennessee from March 5th to March 6th. Check out the invite list below and congratulations to all of those invited!
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After a well-enjoyed summer break, the Extemper’s Bible is back! Keep reading to find out more about exciting updates to the site and what you can expect from us.
Read this article for some exciting updates from the Extemper’s Bible! Plus, a free presentation on introductions linked below!
Read this article for some exciting updates from the Extemper’s Bible! Plus, a free economics presentation linked below!
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Last week, we published the first half of the questions from the Montgomery Bell Academy (MBA) Extemp Round Robin. Below is the second half. Enjoy!
The question writer for the Montgomery Bell Academy (MBA) Round Robin, Jason Warren, was kind enough to let us publish the questions from the tournament. We will publish the first half this week and the second half next week. Check them out below, and enjoy the tough practice!
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The Montgomery Bell Academy (MBA) Round Robin is a 16 person, invite-only tournament, widely recognized as the most prestigious in the nation. The tournament will take place virtually from January 2nd to January 4th. Extempers will compete in 10 rounds, with 4 rooms in total and 4 competitors to a room. Check out the invite […]
Happy belated Thanksgiving! We’re looking to grow our website, but that will mean getting more help! If one or more of the following positions interests you or if you have any questions, please let us know by contacting ananth@extempers.org or outreach@extempers.org!
How much have you kept up with this past week’s news? Take this short, 10-question quiz to find out! Answers are provided at the very bottom of this article.
How much have you kept up with this past week’s news? Take the quiz to find out! Answers are provided at the very bottom of this article.
Mo Marks competed for Roosevelt High School in Des Moines, Iowa, and graduated in 2020. Throughout her extemper career, Mo has finaled at Glenbrooks, Blue Key, Yale, and Harvard. She’s also won Sunvite, her state tournament, the prestigious MBA Round Robin, and nationals in impromptu. Marks is currently a rising freshman at Simpson College, and […]
Do you want to put your news reading skills to the test? Find out how much you know about this past week’s news by taking the weekly quiz below! Happy practicing and good luck!
In this article, Cailin Friary takes a deep dive into the realities of speech and debate in small communities without strong debate infrastructures and ways to get involved and improve whether you are a small or big school competitor.
Bradley Wascher is a professional elections analyst and an alum of extemp speaking, where he competed for 6 years. He was gracious enough to lend his time & write up an article for the Extemper’s Bible, where he combines his unique political insights and years of experience in extemp to provide stellar electoral analysis.
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Hopefully, by now you’ve read the first part and second part of this substructure series. If not, I recommend that you do that before going any further into this article, where we’ll take a deeper dive into the last three specific & advanced substructure formats you can use in extemp.
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Weekly Quiz: August 3rd – 10th
How much have you kept up with this past week’s news? Take the quiz to find out! Answers are provided at the very bottom of this article.
Do you want to work on your speaking skills? Below we’ve attached our weekly USX or IX questions for the week of August 10th – August 16th. Good luck and happy practicing!
Hopefully by now, you’ve read Part 1 of this series (you should in order to better understand the ABC model that is discussed) and substructure is starting to make some sense. If not, don’t worry — in this next part, we’ll take a look at some specific substructure formats, which should make things clearer.
The basis of substructure & some examples.
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Camp Videos Have Been Uploaded!
Hi! Below is the link to the lectures we’ve uploaded to our YouTube channel You can also just search for the channel called “The Extemper’s Bible.” Under our camp resources section, we’ve attached the complementary presentations to accompany these lectures!
Jimmy Gao competed for Ridge High School in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, and graduated in 2020. Alongside winning several national circuit tournaments like Yale & UPenn this past year, Jimmy is also the 2020 NSDA USX national champion & President’s Bowl winner. Gao is currently a rising freshman at Duke University, and graciously agreed to […]
Courtesy of Jimmy Gao. Happy practicing!
Happy practicing!