University of Richmond Debate Council

Dean Trac and Zach Perry disappeared for a reason

Our debaters did amazingly at the Shippensburg tournament two weeks ago -- awards in extemporaneous speech, after dinner speaking, and impromptu 🏅 looking forward to our next tournament on Nov. 30!

Tonight at 6:30, come to a debate workshop with the Brits!!!

And tomorrow is the main event, 6:30 on the Forum!

A special shout out to our debaters Chris, Julian, Darian, and Peace who woke up extra early to attend the Madison Cup at JMU this past Monday!

Come join us today at 5:00 PM in Weinstein 400!

We just got back to Richmond from the CFA Winter Tournament in Ottawa, Canada

Congratulations for Ivan and George for their speaker awards! Kay for her awards in impromptu and after dinner speaking! And Lexus and Lucy for their first ever competition appearances with UR Debate! Overall, we came in 6th place

It was a wonderful experience had by all!

We are proud to have seven debaters in Ottawa, Canada this weekend for the CFA Winter Tournament!

Hey All, just letting you know that the Debate against the British Debaters will be in Ukrop Auditorium at 5:30pm this evening. Looking forward to seeing everyone!

Congratulations to our debaters for their amazing work at the Randolph-Tournament! And a special shout out to Julian Scott for making it to the final round of Impromptu Speaking!

From Blaise Pascal, known for his wagers and triangles among other things...

"When we wish to correct with advantage, and to show another that he errs, we must notice from what side he views the matter, for on that side it is usually true, and admit that truth to him, but reveal to him the side on which it is false.

He is satisfied with that, for he sees that he was not mistaken, and that he only failed to see all sides. Now, no one is offended at not seeing everything; but one does not like to be mistaken, and that perhaps arises from the fact that man naturally cannot see everything, and that naturally he cannot err in the side he looks at, since the perceptions of our senses are always true.

People are generally better persuaded by the reasons which they have themselves discovered than by those which have come into the mind of others."

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