Category: Part One: The Basics
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Lesson 0-1: Getting started
What is Buildacase? What are the fundamentals? Why is Buildacase free?
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Lesson 0-2: Changing your mindset
Reviewing the hardest things to do as a debater. Why failure is your job. Discussing depression and debating.
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Lesson 0-3: Using this course
How to use the resources provided by Buildacase effectively.
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Lesson 1-2: How to generate an argument
Having trouble coming up with things to say? This lesson is on generating arguments.
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Lesson 2-1: Introduction to refutation
Learn the basics of refutation, what rebuttal is, and the difference between undermining truthfulness and undermining importance.
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Lesson 2-2: Identifying and structuring rebuttal
Learn practical skills to give persuasive rebuttal: listening, structuring, and language for analyzing.
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Lesson 2-3: Comparative refutation
Learn how to be ‘comparative’, featuring Hadar Goldberg.
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Lesson 3-1: How to weigh
Learn how to ‘weigh’ — the ability to beat other reasonable and strong arguments.
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