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At High School Debates, Watch What You Say
- logicalmonster 3y agoI don't know much about debating competitions, but I was floored when I saw this video when researching this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmO-ziHU_D8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmO-ziHU_D8 If this is real and not a parody, it seems like whatever scoring system they use incentivizes the wrong behavior even before you get into idealogical debates.
- vxNsr 3y agoYea, this story sadly highlights the difference between how the mainstream media reports stories and how a real reporter would approach the story. Radiolab/NPR is similarly captured, they spent an entire episode on this and expended very little time in thinking about how terrible this was for society, instead focused on celebrating bullies.
- PaulHoule 3y agoI hate high school debate, it prepares you to talk and never listen and grow up to be Bari Weiss.
- vxNsr 3y agoIt truly is fascinating how much of modern education has been influenced by people who have their sights set firmly on teaching through coercion and fear.