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fall 2017

The Native Crux

by Laura Alviž

The article revolves around the issue of native speaker bias that most members of the debating community experience during their debating career, and proposes potential solutions for this problem and reaches the conclusion that a combination of several mechanisms may be able to mitigate the effects of the native speaker bias.

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fall 2017

Listen to Diversity, Speak of Harmony

by Team Singapore 2017

This opinion piece was written by members of the team that represented Singapore at the World Schools Debating Championships 2017 in Bali, Indonesia. It deals with their journey preparing for and debating in the tournament, as well as their experience in dealing with adjudication feedback.