In Defence of Moral Error Theory

Moral error theorists typically accept two claims - one conceptual and one ontological - about moral facts. The conceptual claim is that moral facts are or entail facts about categorical reasons (and correspondingly that moral claims are or entail claims about categorical reason); the ontological claim is that there are no categorical reasons-and consequently no moral facts-in reality. I accept this version of moral error theory and I try to unpack what it amounts to in section 2. In the course of doing so I consider two preliminary objections that moral error theory is (probably) false because its implications are intuitively unacceptable (what I call the Moorean objection) and that the general motivation for moral error theory is self-undermining in that it rests on a hidden appeal to norms. | Direct Link to PDF

Moral Minds: The Nature of Right and Wrong

THE CENTRAL IDEA of this book is simple: we evolved a moral instinct, a capacity that naturally grows within each child, designed to generate rapid judgments about what is morally right or wrong based on an unconscious grammar of action. Part of this machinery was designed by the blind hand of Darwinian selection millions of years before our species evolved; other parts were added or upgraded over the evolutionary history of our species, and are unique both to humans and to our moral psychology. These ideas draw on insightsfrom another instinct: language. | Direct Link to PDF (e-book)

Oxford Studies in Metaethics

The full book is available online for free:Oxford Studies in Metaethics is designed to collect, on an annual basis, some of the best new work being done in the field of metaethics. I’m very pleased to be able to present this third volume, one that has managed so successfully to fulfill the aims envisioned for the series. | Direct Link to Book

Moral Judgment

i. Moral rules are held to have an objective, prescriptive force; they are notdependent on the authority of any individual or institution.ii. Moral rules are taken to hold generally, not just locally; they not only proscribebehavior here and now, but also in other countries and at other times in history.iii. Violations of moral rules involve a victim who has been harmed, whose rightshave been violated, or who has been subject to an injustice.iv. Violations of moral rules are typically more serious than violations ofconventional rules. | Direct Link to PDF

Boredom? ADHD?

John Plotz in the New York Times: Their Noonday Demons, and Ours

These days, when we try to get a fix on our wasted time, we use labels that run from the psychological (distraction, “mind-wandering” or “top-down processing deficit”) to the medical (A.D.H.D., hypoglycemia) to the ethical (laziness, poor work habits). But perhaps “acedia” is the label we need. After all, it afflicted those whose pursuits prefigured the routines of many workers in the postindustrial economy. Acedia’s sufferers were engaged in solitary, sedentary, cerebral effort toward a clear final goal — but a goal that could be reached only by crossing an open, empty field with few signposts. The empty field is the monk’s day of spiritual contemplation in a cell besieged by the demon acedia — or your afternoon in a coffee shop with tiptop Wi-Fi.

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Obama/Clinton?

Nobel Prize winner and former US Secretary of Labor, Robert Reich, makes the case for the "natural" Obama/Clinton ticket in 2012:

Why do I say this? Because Obama needs to stir the passions and enthusiasms of a Democratic base that’s been disillusioned with his cave-ins to regressive Republicans. Hillary Clinton on the ticket can do that.

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The Boundaries of Justice

The overarching concern in the idea of justice is the need to have just relations with others—and even to have appropriate sentiments about others; and what motivates the search is the diagnosis of injustice in ongoing arrangements. In some cases, this might demand the need to change an existing boundary of sovereignty—a concern that motivated Hume’s staunchly anti-colonial position. (He once remarked, “Oh! How I long to see America and the East Indies revolted totally & finally.”) Or it might relate to the Humean recognition that as we expand trade and other relations with foreign countries, our sentiments as well as our reasoning have to take note of the recognition that “the boundaries of justice still grow larger,” without the necessity to place all the people involved in our conception of justice within the confines of one sovereign state.

Amartya Sen, in The National Review, "The Boundaries of Justice."

What Position Will Win the TOC?

First, I just want to give a shout-out to the Mountain Brook tournament in Birmingham. This is the second year I've been, and once again the hospitality and timeliness have been exceptional. Jeff Roberts really goes out of his way to bring good judges to the tournament and put on a good show (and the MB students do a great job keeping things running). If you live in the South and don't make it to this tournament, you're missing out!On to the substance of today's post: what position will win the TOC?

I'll try not to answer my own question (since I'm more interested in others' thoughts), but I will say this: debaters are doing themselves a strategic disservice by running away from the plausibly true positions on this topic. I describe the loss as a "strategic" one, because I'm reasonably certain that no one will be persuaded by pedagogical risks.

The debates that start off on dubious premises (thanks to ridiculous case positions) almost always become side-tracked by theoretical and procedural questions that can rarely be resolved predictably. This is especially true in elimination rounds against strong competitors—the marginal utility of a "non-stock" position is significantly diminished when assured that your opponent will either shift the debate to theory or respond with an even more "outside the box" argument. The race to the bottom of absurdity can quickly become a counterproductive exercise, or one that at best terminates in a coin-flip decision.

While I hesitate to make any predictions, I certainly hope that high-level debates will explore the contextually unique accounts of self-defense that tend to permeate this topic in real-world discussion. I believe that the most researched account of this issue can and should take center stage. Off-the-wall positions may be decisive in prelims and lesser tournaments, but the most consistently and universally successful positions are true ones.

What do you expect to see come out on top?

Three Judging Practices That Need To Stop by Adam Torson

All of these practices are tempting, but a moment’s reflection should suggest to most judges that they are inappropriate.

1. Speaker Point Games

Enough with the paradigms that promise increased speaker points for goofy behavior. You might think it’s hysterical to promise a thirty for bringing you a cookie, saying “supercalifragilisticexpialidocious,” or dancing a jig, but it’s not. Judging is not about you – the debaters aren’t there for your entertainment.

If it were harmless fun nobody would care, but speaker points matter. They affect who you debate in prelims (especially later in a tournament when brackets are smaller), whether you break, and out-round seeding. On more than one occasion I have seen a speaker point game change who breaks and who doesn’t. It’s not fair, and it should stop.

2. Berating Debaters

A certain amount of irritation at poorly debated rounds is natural, but it’s stunning how often judges go way over the top. Expressing outrage at the state of debate or the obnoxiousness of some particular practice may be cathartic, but it’s hardly constructive. Getting angry and berating debaters is self-indulgent; the oral critique is not about your anger. It is reprehensible to be proud of making a debater cry.

Sometimes anger is appropriate, as when a debater is rude or patently offensive, but this is relatively rare. Yelling at someone because they made an argument you don’t like suggests a dramatic lack of perspective – the kids are learning what a good argument is, people have different views on what a good argument is, and students are coached in different ways. The RFD is not about showing off how smart you are or how much you know about debate. Get over yourself and make your comments constructive. You are not entitled to adjudicate a tournament full of mistake free rounds.

3. Calling Tons of Evidence

Everyone seems to want debaters to be clearer, but many of us engage in a practice that incentivizes exactly the opposite. The debaters’ opportunity to effectively convey the meaning of their evidence is the constructive. Figuring out what evidence means after the round and making it part of the decision calculus is blatant intervention. There are judges who routinely call virtually every argument read in the round and reconstruct their flow on that basis. Give me a break.

I suspect this is mostly motivated by ego – none of us likes to admit that we didn’t understand an argument. But – I feel like a broken record – it’s not about you. It is unfair and pedagogically unsound to vote for arguments you straight up don’t understand – even more so when you are doing things like supplying evidence comparison for the debaters. Have enough courage to admit when you don’t get something, even at the risk of teenagers thinking you’re not as smart as they otherwise would.

Voices Round Robin Pods Announced

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Del Mar - Kevin KrotzHarker - Pranav ReddyHarvard-Westlake - Nick SteeleMeadows - Melanie ShacklefordMiramonte - Tom KadiePalo Alto - Anna Lu

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From the tournament director, Dan Meyers:

The Voices Round Robin will, again, feature an alternative time structure to aid in exploration of ways to improve LD debate and to investigate what is and is not inherent to our current format. You can see that format below. The Round Robin will be capped off by a final round that will be recorded and posted and an Education Forum that will feature a panel of competitors who are asked questions by a panel of coaches and judges as well as the audience and community at large. All competitors are eligible to participate in the Educational Forum. If you have questions you would like the Educational Forum to address, you may submit those questions here.

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Alternative time format:

1AC: 6CX: 21NC: 6CX: 22AC: 5CX: 12NC: 7CX: 11AR: 41NR: 32AR: 32NR: 23AR: 2

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West High School's Kathy Liu wins Young Lawyers

 

Congratulations to West High School's Kathy Liu for winning the 2014 Young Lawyers Debate Tournament.  On a 2-1 decision, Kathy defeated Logan High School's Calen Smith to win the tournament.  Kathy is coached by Mark Middleton and Calen is coached by Liz Letak.  In the novice division, Alta High School's Ashlyn Jack defeated Logan High School's Piper Christian on a 3-0 decision to win the tournament.  The tournament marks the beginning of the competitive season for debaters from the state of Utah, and had some excellent and rigorous competition.  Congratulations to all involved!

 Quarterfinals:Rowland Hall-St. Marks DB (David Bernstein) def. Alta CS (Conner Seal)Logan CS (Calen Smith) def. Karl J. Maesar Prep JH (Jeremy Hadfield)West KL (Kathy Liu) def. Skyview CW (Ciera White)Hillcrest SB (Sam Bemis) over Hillcrest KB (Kaira Bird) Semifinals:Logan CS (Calen Smith) def. Rowland Hall-St. Marks DB (David Bernstein)West KL (Kathy Liu) def. Hillcrest SB (Sam Bemis) Finals:West KL (Kathy Liu) def. Logan CS (Calen Smith) Fun fact 1: East High School was the filming location for all three installments of "High School Musical."Fun fact 2: The major national tournament in Utah at Alta is commonly mispronounced by out-of-state debaters.  The correct pronunciation is "AL-tuh," like the name "Al," while many pronounce it "ALL-tuh."Fun fact 3: The debaters in Utah have an awesome sense of community, calling themselves "Team Utah" rather than by their individual schools at tournaments.Fun fact 4: Last year, Utah LD debaters advanced to elimination rounds at Meadows, Damus, Alta, Golden Desert, and Berkeley. Thanks to Liz Letak for pictures and updates!

Carlos Taylor Wins the 2014 Mid-America Cup

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/1"][vc_column_text] West Des Moines, IA – Congratulations to Evanston's Carlos Taylor for winning the 2014 Valley Mid-America Cup. In finals, he defeated Scarsdale's Rahul Gosain on a 2-1 decision (Theis, Thompson, Evnen*). Congratulations to both debaters! Carlos is coached by Jeff Hannan, Noah Star, Chris Vincent, and Erik Baker. Rahul is coached by Joe Vaughan, Daiya Massac, Mark Gorthey, and Chris Kymn. This weekend we will be providing live coverage of the 2014 Mid-America Cup hosted by the West Des Moines Valley debate team. The Valley tournament is an octafinals bid qualifier tournament for the TOC. Results from the Valley Round Robin and Sophomore Throw-down can be found here: https://vbriefly.com//2014/09/26/live-coverage-valley-round-robin-and-sophomore-throw-down/Full results for the Mid-America Cup can also be found on Tabroom: https://www.tabroom.com/index/tourn/index.mhtml?tourn_id=3046The bracket can be found here: https://www.tabroom.com/index/tourn/results/bracket.mhtml?tourn_id=3046&result_id=4802 Triple OctafinalsSacred Heart AT def. Winter Springs JL (Baker, Evnen, Struver)Hockaday AH def. Miramonte TK (Evnen, Power, Sloven)Lexington LW def. Oxbridge NV (Castillo, Massac, Thompson)Strake Jesuit AT def. Brentwood JR (Damerdji, Maude, Thompson)Walt Whitman SP def. Apple Valley CH (Baker, McClung, Plunkett)Hopkins SG def. Apple Valley GH (Alderete, Hannan, Yocom)Bronx Science ID def. Walt Whitman MR (Azbel, Chy, Yocom)Harrison KK def. Mountain View KX (McClung, Morris, Wright)Strake Jesuit SM def. Walt Whitman LK (Nandu, Rankin, Wright)Evanston JS def. Dowling Catholic CK (Legried, Martinez, Theis)DuPont Manual XH def. Theodore Roosevelt EW (Legried, Struver, Theis)Bronx Science CL def. Roseville Area DD (Hymson, McElwain, Saker)La Canada AZ def. Millard North GB (Ave, Lonam, Shmikler)Lake Highland MCo def. Immaculate Heart LM (Laverty, Massey, Shmikler)Lamp RR def. University JR (Ditzian, Nandu, Solven)Los Altos JN def. Whitefish Bay EZ (Ave, Cha, Ditzian)Lake Highland SP def. San Marino KW (Chy, Massey, You)Bronx Science OK def. Peninsula JL (Alderete, Castillo, You)Lake Highland Prep RS def. Del Mar KK (Ahlstrom, Cha, Hymson)Walt Whitman SC advances without debatingEvanston CT advances without debatingBronx Science GMi advances without debatingWoodlands AC advances without debatingLaw Magnet DD advances without debatingStrake Jesuit ATo advances without debatingEvanston EW advances without debatingLake Highland NK advances without debatingMission Peak SS advances without debatingScarsdale RG advances without debatingStrake Jesuit JZ advances without debatingDel Mar VB advances without debating Double OctafinalsScarsdale RG def. DuPont Manual XH (Chy, Damerdji, Nandu)Strake Jesuit ATo def. Walt Whitman SP (Azbel, Baker, Sloven)Del Mar VB def. La Canada AZ (Baker, Hymson, Sloven)Bronx Science GMi def. Los Altos JN (Ave, Azbel, Thompson)Evanston EW def. Bronx Science ID (Ditzian, Theis, Thompson)Walt Whitman SC def. Hockaday AH (Cha, McClung, Theis)Strake Jesuit AT def. Hopkins SG (Evnen, Massac, Maude)Woodlands AC def. Bronx Science OK (Castillo, Evnen, Martinez)Sacred Heart AT def. Harrison KK (Ahlstrom, Wright, You)Evanston CT def. Strake Jesuit SM (Damerdji, Ditzian, Hayward)LAMP RR def. Bronx Science CL (Castillo, Hymson, Laverty)Evanston JS def. Law Magnet DD (Cha, McElwain, Shmikler)Mission Peak SS def. Lake Highland Prep SP (Chy, Legried, Shmikler)Lake Highland Prep MCo def. Lexington LW (Legried, Massey, McClung)Strake Jesuit JZ def. St. Thomas JB (Massac, Massey, Wright)Lake Highland Prep NK over Lake Highland Prep RS OctafinalsMission Peak SS def. Woodlands AC (Abbey Chapman) (Laverty, Struver, Thompson)Sacred Heart AT def. Strake Jesuit ATo (Anthony Tohme) (Damerdji, Innerarity, Massac)Bronx Science GMi def. Walt Whitman SC (Sophia Caldera) (Baker, Hannan, Theis)Scarsdale RG def. Strake Jesuit JZ (Joe Zaghrini) (Azbel, Nandu, Shmikler)Evanston EW def. Lake Highland Prep NK (Neal Kapoor) (Cha, Martinez, McClung)Evanston CT def. Strake Jesuit AT (Alberto Tohme) (Ditzian, Hayward, Wright)Del Mar VB def. LAMP RR (Ruchir Rastogi) (Castillo, Hymson, Sloven)Lake Highland MCo def. Evanston JS (Joey Schnide) (Legried, Massey, Yocom) Quarterfinals Evanston CT over Evanston EW (Eric Weine)Mission Peak SS (aff) def. Lake Highland Prep MCo (Michael Corder) 2-1 (Castillo, Massac*, Massey)Bronx Science GMi (aff) def. Del Mar VB (Varun Bhave) 2-1 (Ahlstrom, Ditzian*, McElwain)Scarsdale RG (aff) def. Sacred Heart AT (Adam Tomasi) 2-1 (Baker, McClung, Thompson*) SemifinalsScarsdale RG (neg) def. Mission Peak SS (Shivane Sabharwal) 2-1 (Baker, Castillo*, Thompson)Evanston CT (neg) def. Bronx Science GMi (Griffin Miller) 3-0 (Alderete, Ditzian, Theis) FinalsEvanston CT (aff) def Scarsdale RG (Rahul Gosain) 2-1 (Theis, Evnen*, Thompson) ChampionEvanston CT (Carlos Taylor)[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

Varun Bhave Wins the Valley Round Robin; Richard Cook Wins the Sophomore Throw-Down

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/1"][vc_column_text] West Des Moines, IA - Congratulations to Torrey Pine's Varun Bhave for winning the 2nd Annual Valley Round Robin. In finals, Varun defeated Sacred Heart's Adam Tomasi. Varun is coached by Marshall Thompson; Adam is coached by Jacob Nails. Congratulations also to Strake Jesuit's Richard Cook for winning the 4th Annual Valley Sophomore Throw-Down. In finals, Richard defeated Hunter College's Nina Potischman. Richard is coached by Chris Castillo; Nina is coached by Danny Li. Stay tuned for live coverage of the 2014 Valley Varsity Round Robin and Sophomore Throw-Down! This is the 2nd annual installment of the round robin in the Varsity LD division and the 4th annual round robin for the nation's top sophomore LD debaters. The Varsity Round Robin consists of two pods of six debaters and breaks to finals; the Sophomore Throw-Down consists of four pods of six and breaks to semifinals. Varsity Round RobinFinalsTorrey Pines VB (Varun Bhave) def. Sacred Heart AT (Adam Tomasi) Sophomore Throw-DownSemifinalsHunter College NP def. Lake Highland KP (Krupali Patel) 3-0Strake Jesuit RC def. Dowling Catholic JO (Joie Otting) 2-1 FinalsStrake Jesuit RC (Richard Cook) def. Hunter College NP (Nina Potischman) 2-1 Participants

The Second Annual Valley Round Robin

Varun Bhave – Torrey Pines

Sophia Caldera – Walt Whitman

Abbey Chapman – Woodlands

Rahul Gosain – Scarsdale

Anne-Marie Hwang – Hockaday

Nalin Vattigunta – Oxbridge Academy

Jared Paul – Brentwood

Ruchir Rastogi – LAMP

Gina Scorpiniti – Valley

Adam Tomasi – Sacred Heart

Anisha Vora – Annie Wright

Emma Weddle – Des Moines Roosevelt

 The Fourth Annual Sophomore Throw-Down

Dotan Appelbaum – St. Louis Park

Melissa Chau – Lake Highland

Richard Cook – Strake Jesuit

TJ Foley – Valley

Trent Gilbert – Valley

Kate Keough – Hockaday

Priya Kukreja – Millard North

Jonas Le Barillec – PV Peninsula

Elizabeth Lively – Needham

Gabriel Manak – Bronx Science

Evan McKinney – Valley

Joie Otting – Dowling

Krupali Patel – Lake Highland

Vandita Pendse – MVLA

Nina Potischman – Hunter College

Xavier Roberts-Gaal – Walt Whitman

Sam Serber – Brentwood

Kirk Wu – San Marino

Karen Xia – MVLA

Jason Yang – Kinkaid

Neeki Zand – Brentwood

Alex Zhao – La Canada

Matt Zinnman – Harrison

Suhas Raja – Whitefish Bay

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SunHee Simon Wins the 2014 Greenhill Fall Classic

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/1"][vc_column_text] Addison, TX – Congratulations to Newark Science's SunHee Simon for winning the 2014 Greenhill Fall Classic. In finals, she defeated Lexington's Preetham Chippada on a 3-0 (Theis, Wheeler, Traber). SunHee only dropped one ballot the entire tournament. Congratulations to both debaters!Preetham is coached by Sheryl Kaczmarek, Chris Palmer, Grant Weisberg, Noah Star, and Sam Natbony. SunHee is coached by Jonathan Alston, Chris Randall, and Dr. Tommy Curry. Link to full results: http://www.joyoftournaments.com/tx/greenhill/warmroom.asp Double OctafinalsHarker PR def. Kinkaid TG (Tyler Gamble) 3-0 (Theis, Scoggin, Hunt)Katy Taylor NY def. Woodlands College Par VM (Venkatesh Muppaneni) 2-1 (Dillard*, Joyner, DeBois)Clements RG def. Arbor View AA (Arjun Arora) 2-1 (Torson, Roberts, Weisberg*)Dulles NB def. Peninsula AT (Arjun Tambe) 2-1 (Wright*, Paramo, Koshak)Lexington PC def. Theodore Roosevelt EW (Emma Weddle) 2-1 (Fink, Beane*, Sims)Harrison AG def. Newark Science AF (Adegoke Fakorede) 2-1 (Boyer*, Sims, Chen)Sacred Heart AT def. Hockaday AH (Anne-Marie Hwang) 3-0 (Graham, Xiong, Sheth)Harvard-Westlake CC def. Marcus LH (Lyndie Ho) 3-0 (Graham, Malis, Woods)Dulles KS def. Stony Point RJ (Rachana Jalada) 2-1 (Paramo, Gunn*, Koshak)Grapevine AY def. Brentwood JP (Jared Paul) 3-0 (Castillo, Roberts, Scoggin)Peninsula AJ def. Salado AS (Abigail Sullivan) 3-0 (Traber, Castillo, Wei)Westlake DB def. Brentwood JL (Jackson Lallas) 3-0 (Traber, Zhu, Hunt)Newark Science SS def. Westwood SN (Sunay Nanavati) 3-0 (Gravley, Tripe, Zhou)Westwood AG def. Harvard-Westlake NS (Nick Steele) 3-0 (Theis, Lawrence, Weisberg)Cypress Bay JS def. Dowling Catholic CK (Cati Kalinoski) 2-1 (Wright*, DeBois, Hodge)John Marshall DD def. Lexington DA (Dan Alessandro) 2-1 (Legried, Fink*, Torson) OctafinalsHarker PR def. Grapevine AY (Alexander Yoakum) 3-0 (Roberts, Wei, Wheeler)Newark Science SS def. Harrison AG (Amy Geller) 3-0 (Berdugo, Chen, Melin)Lexington PC def. Westwood AG (Akhil Gandra) 3-0 (Legried, Fink, Theis)Westlake DB def. Dulles KS (Kevin Si) 3-0 (Knell, Joyner, Zhou)Katy Taylor NY def. John Marshall DD (David Dosch) (Hodge, Barnes, Wright)Dulles NB def. Cypress Bay JS (Jake Steirn) 2-1 (Zhu*, Traber, Paramo)Sacred Heart AT def. Clements RG (Rebecca Gelfer) 2-1 (Weisberg, Hertzig, Sullivan*)Peninsula AJ def. Harvard-Westlake CC (Cameron Cohen) (Boyer, Dillard, Alston) QuarterfinalsSacred Heart AT def. Harker PR (Pranav Reddy) 2-1 (Theis, Scoggin, Palmer*)Lexington PC def. Westlake DB (Drew Burd) 2-1 (Boyd, Hertzig, Paramo*)Peninsula AJ def. Dulles NB (Nolan Burdett) 3-0 (Curry, Cavanaugh, Beane)Newark Science SS def. Katy Taylor NY (Neel Yerneni) 3-0 (Knell, Wheeler, Boyer) SemifinalsLexington PC def. Sacred Heart AT (Adam Tomasi) 3-0 (Scoggin, Wheeler, Fink)Newark Science SS def. Peninsula AJ (Akhil Jalan) 2-1 (Beane, Zhou*, Roberts) FinalsNewark Science SS def. Lexington PC (Preetham Chippada) 3-0 (Theis, Traber, Wheeler) ChampionNewark Science SS (SunHee Simon)[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

David Branse Wins the 2014 Yale Invitational

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/1"][vc_column_text] New Haven, CT - Congratulations to University's David Branse for winning the 2014 Yale Invitational. In finals, he defeated Byram Hill's Amos Jeng on a 4-1 decision (Li, Zhang, Huang, McGrew, Kors*). David is coached by Zach Prax, Tom Evnen, and Grant Reiter. Amos is coached by Janna White, Ben Ulene, and Ben Koh. Link to full results: https://www.tabroom.com/index/tourn/results/index.mhtml?tourn_id=2732  RunoffsUniversity DB advances without debatingBenjamin Cardozo AB advances without debatingScarsdale RG advances without debatingHunter College SC advances without debatingBrentwood MR def. Collegiate NEHawken NK def. Ridge ASScarsdale AY def. Newark Science TBScarsdale MB def. Lexington MHWalt Whitman LS def. Collegiate DKBronx Science GM def. Hunter College AKBronx Science ID def. Newburgh Free Academy RHWDM Valley GS def. Stuyvesant SWRidge TT def. Millburn WHByram Hills CG def. WDM Valley TFHarrison KK def. Hunter College JCWalt Whitman SC def. Concord Carlisle DUWalt Whitman SP def. Bronx Science DRBronx Science JS def. Scarsdale DWWDM Valley TG def. Millburn CSuPrinceton DE def. DuPont Manual EHUniversity KC def. Durham DBBronx Science OK def. Lake Highland AAImmaculate Heart LM def. Lexington JKUpper Arlington HW def. Syosset RCScarsdale MM def. WDM Valley EMLexington AS def. Ridge NPBrentwood JC def. Bronx Science CLByram Hills PE def. North Allegheny JZByram Hills AJ def. Scarsdale MCLake Highland RS def. Byram Hills SCOxbridge NV def. Princeton CPHarrison EE def. McDowell JP Double OctafinalsUniversity DB def. Brentwood MR (Micah Rosen)Hawken NK def. Scarsdale AY (Adam Young)Scarsdale MB def. Walt Whitman LS (Lily Sun)Bronx Science ID over Bronx Science GM (Griffin Miller)WDM Valley GS def. Ridge TT (Timothy Tang)Harrison KK def. Byram Hills CG (Claudia Greenspan)Walt Whitman SC over Walt Whitman SP (Sophie Palim)Bronx Science JS def. Hunter College SC (Sophia Caldera)Scarsdale RG def. WDM Valley TG (Trent Gilbert)Princeton DE def. University KC (Karan Choudhary)Bronx Science OK def. Immaculate Heart LM (Louisa Melcher)Scarsdale MM def. Upper Arlington HW (Henry Wu)Lexington AS def. Brentwood JC (Jacob Chorches)Byram Hills AJ over Byram Hills PE (Paul Erlanger)Lake Highland RS def. Oxbridge Academy of the Palm Beaches NV (Nalin Vattigunta)Harrison EE def. Benjamin Cardozo AB (Alex Boukis) OctafinalsUniversity DB def. Hawken NK (Nicole Kastelic) 3-0 (Cha, Cumming, Massey)Scarsdale MB def. Bronx Science ID (Isis Davis-Marks) 2-1 (Evnen, Prasad, Doherty-Powell*)Harrison KK def. WDM Valley GS (Gina Scorpiniti) 3-0 (Gorthey, Levy, Naguib)Walt Whitman SC def. Bronx Science JS (John Staunton) 2-1 (Chace, Reiter, Natbony*)Princeton DE def. Scarsdale RG (Rahul Gosain) 2-1 (Azbel, Zhang, Thompson*)Scarsdale MM def. Bronx Science OK (Oliver Korten) 2-1 (Curtis, Kors, Koh*)Byram Hills AJ def. Lexington AS (Achal Srinivasan) 3-0 (Berman, Kymn, Millman)Lake Highland RS def. Harrison EE (Ella Eisinger) 3-0 (Gichan, Hom, Li) QuarterfinalsUniversity DB def. Scarsdale MB (Michael Bogaty) 3-0 (Hom, Huang, Levy)Whitman SC def. Harrison KK (Kathryn Kenny) 2-1 (Gorthey, Li, Pregasen*)Scarsdale MM def. Princeton DE (Daniel Edelberg) 3-0 (Cha, Koh, Li)Byram Hills AJ def. Lake Highland RS (Rikhav Shah) 3-0 (Kymn, Natbony, Reiter) SemifinalsUniversity DB def. Walt Whitman (Sophia Caldera) 3-0 (Hom, Li, Pregasen)Byram Hills AJ def. Scarsdale MM (Matt Mandel) 3-0 (Kors, Levy, Li) FinalsUniversity DB def. Byram Hills AJ (Amos Jeng) 4-1 (Li, Zhang, Huang, McGrew, Kors*) ChampionUniversity DB (David Branse)  [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

Arjun Tambe Wins the 2014 Greenhill Round Robin

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/1"][vc_column_text]Congratulations to PV Peninsula's Arjun Tambe for winning the 2014 Greenhill Round Robin. He defeated Westwood's Akhil Gandra on a 2-1 decision in the final round (Dillard, Roberts, *McCool). Both debaters won their respective pods with 11 out of 14 ballots. Arjun is coached by Chris Theis and Scott Wheeler; Akhil is coached by Rodrigo Paramo. Congratulations also to Harker's Pranav Reddy for winning the Sam Duby trophy for top speaker. Pranav is coached by Greg Achten, Ryan Fink, Jerry Chen, and Jordan Lamothe. Stay tuned for updates of the 2014 Greenhill Fall Classic tournament, which begins Saturday morning. Results:Duby Pod1. Westwood AG (Akhil Gandra): 11-32. Peninsula AJ (Akhil Jalan): 10-4 (won head to head against Harker PR)3. Harker PR (Pranav Reddy): 10-44. Greenhill BE (Bennett Eckert): 8-6 Smogard Pod1. Peninsula AT (Arjun Tambe): 11-32. Sacred Heart AT (Adam Tomasi): 10-43. Newark Science SS (Sunhee Simon): 9-54. Clements RG (Rebecca Gelfer): 9-5[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

Live Coverage: 2014 Greenhill Round Robin

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/1"][vc_column_text]Addison, TX - Congratulations to Peninsula's Arjun Tambe and Westwood's Akhil Gandra for winning their pods and advancing to the final round of the Greenhill Round Robin. Full results below.

Duby Pod:

1. Akhil Gandra2. Akhil Jalan3. Pranav Reddy4. Bennett Eckert

Smogard Pod:

1. Arjun Tambe2. Adam Tomasi3. SunHee Simon4. Rebecca Gelfer

Top Speakers:

1. Pranav Reddy2. Arjun Tambe3. Sun Hee Simon 

Round 1 Pairings

Round 2 Pairings

Round 3 Pairings

Round 4 Pairings (some panel errors)

Round 5 Pairings

Round 6 Pairings

Round 7 Pairings

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