AFF: If we give independence, we're obviously not trying to control them.
NEG: No, we're not trying to control them - we gave them independence.

Judge: I vote AFF because waffles are fun.

My first standard is "ground"... and that's bad. Theirs is, I mean.

Motor vehicle emissions are responsible for 300,000 premature deaths each year in the United States.

Global Warming progresses: So, every year, the Earth is getting hotter and this is evidenced by... ...science.

The average college student drops out either because they commit suicide or because they can't afford their books - but some decide to come back to school.

It's not about whether the chicken came first - it's about how a fish turned into a chicken in the first place.

Gay people are less likely to get divorced because it's not a big deal to them if they get cheated on.

The world would be better off without humans - except for me.

OVERHEARD PREP-TIME: Guys, you'll win all neg rounds if you just listen to me talk about boobs for a second. (Oct. 10, 2013)

Bombin busses and killin Jewbabies.

The resolution doesn't mention religion, so the neg can't talk about it.

If you give people sovereignty over their bodies, they will use that to beat people to death with their sovereign fists.

If you're smokin weed in you're house watching TV and eating a brownie, who is it violent to? The brownie?

I'd like to thank my partner because she's awesome, cause she's African American!

I'd like you to vote on my kind of lame point that consumer gossip about the iPhone 5S is better than quality control for the market.

Things happen when you do things.

Farmers are a minority, so their opinions don't matter.

If you stop and pull out it makes you a better competitor.

My opponent is being a one percenter right now. That's bad.